AI for Business Owners

  • Duration

    12 lessons, about 3 hours

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The beginner AI course for owner-operators.

Build a Personal Context Portfolio, a working prompt library, and your first reusable AI skill in an afternoon. Twenty-seven scripted micro-videos. $79.

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Why this course exists

You’ve been told a hundred times you need to use AI. Nobody’s actually shown you how.

Most AI courses are built for enterprises, coders, or people with time you don’t have. This one is built for a small business owner who wants to run a better business by Tuesday.

Personal Context Portfolio

Ten short markdown files that describe your business, your role, your team, your priorities, and how you like to work. Upload them once and any AI you use actually understands who it’s helping. Stop re-explaining yourself.

AI skill

A reusable set of instructions and rules that teaches AI how to do one specific, multi-step task in your business the same way, every time. You’ll write your first one before you finish the course.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • 01

    Use ChatGPT and Claude safely without exposing client data

  • 02

    Give AI clear instructions that produce useful output the first time

  • 03

    Build a Personal Context Portfolio any AI can understand

  • 04

    Set up a dedicated AI workspace loaded with your business context

  • 05

    Write your first reusable AI skill for a task you do every week

  • 06

    Judge when to use AI, when to double-check it, and when to keep it out entirely

Pass the final assessment at 80% and you also earn a Ford & Mitchell Certificate of Completion.

Inside the course

A polished place to actually learn.

Not a video dump. A proper course platform with progress tracking, interactive checklists beside every lesson, a guided portfolio interview, a copyable prompt library, and a scenario-based assessment. Built to feel like a real product.

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AI for Business Owners

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Course outline

  • 01AI as a Business Tool
  • 02Privacy, Security, and Client Data
  • 03Check Before You Use It
  • 04Tell AI What You Actually Need
  • 05Use AI as a Conversation

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Course arc

How this learning journey unfolds.

Five modules, each building on the one before. You leave with a portable Personal Context Portfolio, a reusable AI skill, and the judgment to know when to use AI and when not to.

  1. Module 01

    Use AI safely

    Privacy, verification, and judgment

  2. Module 02

    Instruct AI clearly

    Prompts, voice, and structure

  3. Module 03

    Build your context

    Portable Personal Context Portfolio

  4. Module 04

    Write your first skill

    A reusable instruction package for your real work

  5. Module 05

    Copilot + certificate

    Microsoft 365 fit + Ford & Mitchell certificate on pass

Curriculum

Twelve short lessons across five modules.

Roughly 27 tightly scripted micro-videos, most of them under three minutes. Interactive checklists sit beside every lesson. You progress at your own pace.

01

Module 01

Use AI Without Getting Burned

  • 01AI as a Business Tool
  • 02Privacy, Security, and Client Data
  • 03Check Before You Use It

02

Module 02

Give AI Better Instructions

  • 01Tell AI What You Actually Need
  • 02Use AI as a Conversation
  • 03Practical Prompts for Daily Business Work

03

Module 03

Build Portable Context

  • 01Stop Re-Explaining Yourself to AI
  • 02Build Your Personal Context Portfolio
  • 03Put Your Context Into ChatGPT or Claude

04

Module 04

Build Your First AI Skill

  • 01What a Skill Is and When to Build One
  • 02Write and Test Your Own Skill

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Module 05

Microsoft Copilot and Course Completion

  • 01Where Microsoft Copilot Fits
  • 02Final Assessment and Certificate

Who this is for

If you run a small business, this is for you.

Three kinds of owners get the most out of this course. If you see yourself in any of them, you’re in the right place.

  • Bookkeepers, realtors, therapists, agents, freelancers.

    The solo operator

    Just you and the work. This course is for you if you want AI to give you back real time and help you look bigger than one person, without pretending to be.

  • Cleaning companies, contractors, mobile services, small brokerages.

    The small-team owner

    You and two to ten people. This course is for you if AI could stop you being the bottleneck for everything from onboarding a new client to writing the same follow-up for the tenth time.

  • CPAs, law offices, insurance agents, wellness practices.

    The professional service provider

    Your client relationships are your business. This course is for you if you want AI to make you look more responsive and organized, without pretending to be a bigger firm.

Honest check

This is not for you if:

Saving you $79 and a refund request. If any of these describe you, this course is not the right fit.

  • You want AI to run your business for you

    AI is not autonomous, and pretending it is will bite you. Every prompt in this course keeps the owner in the loop and responsible.

  • You want a technical course on coding or agents

    This is a beginner course on using AI as a business tool. If you want Claude Code, Python agents, or engineering-level detail, this is not the course.

  • You want a certification you can put on LinkedIn

    You get a Ford & Mitchell Certificate of Completion. It is a real record. It is not a professional license, a Stanford executive credential, or a status game.

  • You need someone else to do the work

    The portfolio, the prompts, and the skill you write are yours. If you want us to do it for you, look at the AI Systems Audit instead.

Format

Built for owners who are already stretched.

No cohorts, no live sessions, no homework you have to submit. Watch a short video, follow the checklist, do the work in your own AI tool, and move on. Come back tomorrow, or next week.

  • Micro-videos

    Most under three minutes. One idea at a time.

  • Interactive checklists

    Beside every lesson. Save your place automatically.

  • Desktop-first, mobile-friendly

    Build on a laptop. Watch and review from your phone.

  • Ongoing access

    Access continues for as long as the course remains available. Reviewed quarterly.

  • 80% assessment to pass

    Ten scenario questions. Ford & Mitchell Certificate of Completion on pass.

  • 14-day refund

    If it isn't what you expected, email us within 14 days for a full refund.

Registration Details

$79

One-time payment. Ongoing access.

No presale, no drip, no upsell wall. Every module, the guided portfolio interview, the prompt library, the assessment, and your Ford & Mitchell Certificate of Completion.

Enroll for $79

14-day refund if it isn’t what you expected. Payments processed by Stripe.

After you finish

If you want more, we’ve got you.

The course is complete on its own. If you want to go deeper on your specific business, this is the recommended next step.

AI Systems Audit · $495

Have Ford & Mitchell look at your specific business.

A one-time audit of your tools, workflows, and where AI can actually help. If you want customized training for your team to raise their AI literacy the way your business needs, inquire and we can put together a training bundle.

Inquire at Ford & Mitchell →

Try before you buy

Get 3 sample prompts by email.

Three of the strongest prompts from the course, sent to your inbox. Use them in ChatGPT or Claude today. No follow-up sequence, no hard sell. One email.

No follow-up sequence. No hard sell. One email with three prompts. You can unsubscribe with one click.

Certificate of Completion

A credential that means what it says.

Pass the 10-question final assessment at 80% or higher and you earn a Ford & Mitchell Certificate of Completion. Not a professional license and not a status game. A real record that you completed the course, corrected your own portfolio, wrote your own AI skill, and passed a scenario-based assessment.

  • ✓Unique verification ID on every certificate
  • ✓Downloadable as a PDF and a web page
  • ✓Reissued with a new name change on request, audit history preserved

Ford & Mitchell Advisory

Certificate of Completion

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AI for Business Owners

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On completion

By

Hannah Ford

Instructor

Hannah Ford.

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Founder, Ford & Mitchell Advisory · True Glow Cleaning · Mylo

I run three small businesses. True Glow Cleaning is my Portland-area residential and commercial cleaning company, in year three and profitable. Ford & Mitchell Advisory is my AI consulting firm for small and mid-sized service businesses. Mylo is my product suite (Asker is the first app, in the App Store).

Not sure yet?

Message Hannah with your question.

If you want to check whether this course is the right fit before you enroll, send a short email. You’ll get a real reply from Hannah, usually within one business day.

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Frequently asked

Answers for the way owners actually shop for a course.

Do I need to know anything about AI before I start?
Only that it exists and you have used it a little, probably for writing emails. This course starts at the beginning and builds from there.
Do I need to pay for ChatGPT or Claude?
Paid ChatGPT or Claude is recommended, but only one. You do not need to pay for both. Free accounts may work with some limits.
How long does it take?
About 60 to 75 minutes of video. Plan for 3 to 5 hours total when you include the hands-on portfolio interview, adapting the prompts to your business, and writing your first AI skill.
What is stored on your servers?
Only your course progress. Your Personal Context Portfolio, your prompts, and the AI skill you write all live on your own computer and in your own ChatGPT or Claude account.
Is there live support?
No. This is a fully self-serve course. Everything you need is inside the product. If you want personalized help, the AI Systems Audit is a paid option after you finish.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes, a Ford & Mitchell Certificate of Completion, issued after you pass the 10-question final assessment at 80% or better.
How long do I have access?
Ongoing, for as long as the course remains available. Reviewed at least quarterly. Important updates are made when AI tools change materially.
Refunds?
Yes, within 14 days of purchase if the course is not what you expected.

Enroll now and use AI like it’s part of your business, not a party trick.

Go at your own pace. Start today.
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