AI Quick Start: Claude for Small Business
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AI Quick Start: Claude for Small Business

Put Claude to work inside the tools you already use — in half a day.

AI Quick Start: Claude for Small Business is a practical, small-group training course held in person at Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE, led by Gerald Clark and Fola Yahaya of SA Training (Strategic Agenda). The course runs as a 4-hour session with a maximum of 10 participants and is designed for Owners, managers, and operations leads at small businesses, NGOs, and charities who want to put Claude to work inside the tools they already use..

A hands-on half-day workshop for owners, managers, and operations leads at small businesses, NGOs, and charities. We cover the 4D Framework (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence), live setup of Claude inside Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Canva, and DocuSign, and walkthroughs of high-value workflows on participants' own data. You leave with a workbook, a 4D one-pager, a workflow cheatsheet, and 30 days of follow-up email support.

What will I leave with?

Workbook
4D Framework one-pager
Workflow cheatsheet
30 days of follow-up email support.

What will I learn?

  • Decide which tasks to delegate to AI and which to keep human-led.
  • Connect Claude to core tools (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Canva, DocuSign, Slack) and run pre-built workflows.
  • Apply the 4D Framework: Delegation, Description, Discernment, and Diligence.
  • Set up sensible guardrails for data, approvals, and audit.

Course modules

Who is this course for?

Owners, managers, and operations leads at small businesses, NGOs, and charities who want to put Claude to work inside the tools they already use.

Prerequisites

A laptop and a Claude account with the right permissions and tools pre-connected. We send a setup guide a week before the session.

Practical details

Location
Network Hub, 300 Kensal Road, London W10 5BE. Nearest stations: Kensal Green and Kensal Rise (London Overground).
Format
In-person, hands-on, small group.
Group size
Maximum 10 participants per session.
Trainers
Typically two trainers per session — Gerald Clark and Fola Yahaya.
What to bring
A laptop with the relevant tool accounts active. Full details sent with your booking confirmation.
Included
Refreshments and scheduled comfort breaks for in-person sessions.

Your trainer

Gerald Clark

Gerald Clark

Practical AI workflows for communications and design teams

Strategic Agenda. Leads training engagements on practical AI workflows for communications and design teams.

Fola Yahaya

Fola Yahaya

AI, Digital Transformation, AI Strategy, AI workflows

Dr Fola Yahaya is an AI expert, published author and the Founder of Strategic Agenda, a global strategic communications consultancy which for more than 20 years has been helping clients like the UN share compelling stories so that the right people do the right things.

Course materials

WorkbookUnlocks when you enrol
4D Framework one-pagerUnlocks when you enrol
Workflow cheatsheetUnlocks when you enrol

Materials are available to enrolled participants only.

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