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Start with the business problem. Then choose the technology.

Explore where software, automation, data and AI can improve customer experience, productivity and decision-making.

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A new tool is not automatically a better system.

Businesses adopt software and AI hoping to save time, but may create more tools, duplicate data and new work. Technology & AI for Business helps entrepreneurs identify useful opportunities before selecting products.

What sessions can cover

  • Mapping repetitive work
  • Customer and lead management
  • Sales follow-up
  • Marketing and content assistance
  • Customer support
  • Operations and workflow automation
  • Reporting and analytics
  • Internal knowledge and productivity
  • AI-assisted decision support
  • Data quality, security and privacy, including India's data protection law
  • Accuracy and human review
  • Buying, configuring or building software

The practical approach

Participants begin with a business process or bottleneck. They examine the people, data and decisions involved, then identify whether simplification, automation or AI may help.

Sessions you can pick from

Each has a page describing what it covers and how it runs. Run one, or several across a term.

AI for a Small Business: What Actually WorksWhere it saves real time today, and where it quietly costs you.See the sessionWhere Should a Small Business Use Technology?Start with the bottleneck, then decide whether software, automation or AI belongs anywhere near it.See the sessionAI for SalesWhere AI helps with enquiries, follow-ups and proposals, and where a person must stay in the conversation.See the sessionAI for MarketingIdeas, drafts and planning help for a small business, without losing what makes you recognisable.See the sessionAI for Customer SupportFaster replies to repeat questions, with a person still answerable for what customers are told.See the sessionAI for ContentWriting product descriptions, posts and documents faster, while keeping the facts yours and the voice recognisable.See the sessionAI for Business ResearchUnderstanding a market, a supplier or an unfamiliar topic faster, and knowing what must be verified.See the sessionDigital PaymentsAccepting UPI, QR, cards and online payments: what they cost, how to stay safe and how to keep records straight.See the sessionAI for ProductivityGetting the everyday admin of a small business done faster, without losing track of what was said or promised.See the sessionCybersecurity Basics for BusinessesThe handful of habits that close most of the easy doors, in a business with no IT department.See the sessionData Privacy AwarenessHandling customers' and staff members' personal information with care, in ordinary day-to-day work.See the sessionSetting Simple AI Rules for Your TeamA one-page rule on AI use, so that staff are neither guessing nor hiding what they do.See the sessionHow to Choose Business SoftwareChoosing a tool by what the business needs to do, rather than by who demonstrates best.See the sessionBuild vs Buy SoftwareWhen a ready-made tool is enough, when something custom is justified, and what building really costs.See the sessionAutomating Repetitive Business WorkFinding the tasks worth automating, and doing it without creating a mess someone must untangle later.See the sessionUsing Data for Better DecisionsA few trustworthy numbers, looked at regularly, before the next decision rather than after it.See the session

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