Claude SMB Workshop with Venture for Canada - Virtual
Learn how to put Claude to work in your small business.
The Claude SMB Workshop is coming online, hosted by Venture for Canada — an Approved Claude SMB Trainer organization.
We'll connect Claude to the tools you already use (Gmail, Calendar, and more) and show how it handles real small business work, like answering leads, turning a voice memo into a priced proposal, closing the books, or a Monday brief that starts your week with cash, leads, and priorities in one place.
Who it’s for
This workshop is for you if:
You’re a small Canadian business owner or director
You’ve decided to start using Claude in your business. Not sure yet? Read Claude’s privacy and security pages first.
You’re authorized to install Claude and connect it to your work tools, like your calendar or email without someone else's approval.
No AI or technical experience needed.
What you'll get
You’ll set Claude up step by step and run your first task.
Bring one everyday task you’d like to speed up (payroll, invoices, marketing, a lead to follow up), and leave with it running in Claude, not just a plan to try it later.
Practical AI fluency: what Claude does well, what to double-check, and where the limits are. Built for business owners, not engineers. No technical background needed.
Help in the room while you build.
One free month of Claude Max (for people new to Claude Max). Your code arrives by email the day before.
The session at a glance
1:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET | AI fluency training
1:30 PM to 4:00 PM ET | Hands-on workshop
What to bring
Your laptop with the Claude desktop app installed, a charger, a stable internet connection, a completed short questionnaire completed about your business, and one real task you'd love to hand off.
The fine print
This workshop is for small business owners and directors who have decided to use Claude in their business and can install it and connect it to their work tools.
This event is free to attend.
Claude is set up to ask before it sends, posts, or pays. It drafts and recommends; you decide.
Registration requires approval. Seats are limited to keep it hands-on, so apply soon.
Please register with the business email address you want associated with your Claude Max account.
Want to bring a colleague? Send them this page. Each person must register individually.
Location
Online. You'll receive the link to join once your registration is approved.