AI Tools Every Small Business Should Know About

‍This session is open to VIC / SA / TAS businesses in the Digital Solutions program. Not registered yet? Takes 2 minutes here.

New AI tools seem to appear every week, and the advice about them is often loud, contradictory and hard to act on. It can be difficult to know where to start, let alone which tools are actually worth your time. This session steps back from the hype and looks at what a handful of practical AI tools can genuinely do for a small business. Rather than trying to cover everything, we'll focus on helping you make sense of the options so you can choose where to begin, without the pressure of overhauling how you already work.

What you'll learn:

• How to tell the difference between AI tools that suit small business tasks and those built for larger or more technical teams
• What a few widely used, accessible AI tools actually do, in plain terms
• How to match a tool to a real task in your business rather than adopting technology for its own sake
• What to check before trialling a tool, including cost, privacy and how your information is handled
• Simple, low-risk ways to test a tool before committing time or money to it

What you'll leave with:

• A shortlist of two AI tools worth trialling in your own business
• A simple set of questions to help you assess any new tool you come across later
• A clearer sense of where AI can realistically save you time, and where it may not be worth the effort

Who it's for:

This session is for small business owners who are curious about AI but feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of tools and unsure which ones are worth trying.

‍