Claude For Small/Medium Business Owners
💡 What would you do with a few extra hours every week?
Join for a free, hands-on workshop to learn how Claude can help you reduce repetitive work, lower administrative costs, and make more room for the parts of your business that need you.
🎓 Led by an Approved Anthropic SMB trainer, Basma Kaanane, Founder of LaverageAI.
👥 Who is this for:
Small/Medium business owners running a team or a shop
Founders and startup builders who want to save time on operations
Side hustlers and freelancers, including UofT students with 40 reserved seats
VPs/Directors/Leaders running a team or a department
🎒 Are you a UofT student? We're partnering with the Management Technology Association at The University of Toronto (MTA), led by Angel Manocha (President of MTA). MTA has secured reserved spots for U of T students ready to turn their side hustles, startup ideas, and projects into action. Apply directly at 🔗Link
🗓️ What the session will look like:
Welcome and intro (10 min): meet your hosts, what you'll leave with, and who's in the room
The AI framework (45 min): a practical way to work with AI, plus real examples from small business owners
Your turn (5 min): sketch the one task you want to automate
Live demo (10 min): see Claude Cowork run real business workflows
Break and networking (10 min): meet other founders and business owners
Hands-on build (55 min): build your own working automation on your laptop, with helpers beside you
Show and share (15 min): volunteers demo what they built, then next steps
Wrap-up and survey (10 min)
🎁 Bonus: You may qualify for free Claude Max access
Eligible participants may receive a free Claude Max plan valued at $150. To qualify, you must never have had a paid Claude plan before. Additional program terms and eligibility requirements apply; access is subject to confirmation.
✨ Leave with something you can use
You'll personalize Claude for your business, explore the SMB plugin, and build a reusable workflow, with guided support throughout the session. Workshop resources will remain available for two weeks so you can keep practicing. 📚
💻 Bring a laptop, charger, and one recurring business task you'd love to simplify. Setup instructions will be shared before the event.