AI For Small Business Operations

Your business is growing. Your operations haven't kept up. You know technology could help but where do you actually start, and how do you make sure you're not just adding more tools to an already chaotic stack?

This three-hour, hands-on workshop is designed for small business owners and operators who've grown quickly and now need to think strategically about AI. Not AI as a buzzword. AI as a practical infrastructure tool.

You'll arrive, complete a business gap assessment, and spend the session understanding exactly where AI fits in your operations and where it doesn't. Then you'll build something real: a working AI agent using Claude by Anthropic, designed around your most pressing operational problem.

You'll leave with a working tool, a personalized tech stack recommendation, and a clear action plan. No jargon. No overwhelm. Just clarity and a working prototype in your hands.

What You'll Leave With

• A working AI agentBuilt live during the session, ready to deploy immediately or refine further.
• Personalized AI tech stack recommendationBased on your pre-workshop assessment tailored to your actual business, not a generic list.
• Clear understanding of AI typesAgents, orchestration, automation what each one is, what it solves, and which one fits your stage.
• A data & infrastructure readiness planWhat needs to be in place before you add AI SOPs, data structure, customer support flows.
• Optional: 1-on-1 discovery bookingSchedule time with Avonda post-workshop to go deeper on implementation and next steps.

🔬Assessment-first approach your gaps drive the agenda

🤖Hands-on build session using Claude AI no code required

🧩Practical not theoretical real use cases for real business problems

🪑Intentionally small 25 seats for real attention, not a conference crowd

🗺️You leave with a roadmap, not just a notebook full of notes

💼Facilitated by a 15+ year procurement & operations strategist

🚪Doors open at 10:45 AM

🔞Open to adults 18+

💻Bring your laptop charged

🅿️Valet + nearby garages available

♿Venue is ADA accessible

📋Complete pre-workshop assessment after registering

Info: Arrive, grab coffee, get settled. Bring your laptop charged and your assessment results ready.

Info: We'll review your pre-workshop assessments as a group and establish what gaps are most common in the room. Your #1 gap becomes your build focus.

Info: Plain-language breakdown of agents, orchestration, and automation. What each one is, what it costs, and what business problem it actually solves. Real case examples throughout.

Info: What needs to be true in your business before AI can work: SOPs, customer support systems, internal knowledge bases, and data organization basics.

Info: Using Claude by Anthropic, you'll build a working AI agent designed around your #1 operational gap. Step-by-step guided session. You'll test it before you leave.

Info: Avonda delivers personalized tech stack recommendations. Open Q&A, 1-on-1 discovery booking option, and wrap-up.

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