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AI training for small business in Australia

Your team using AI well by Friday. Not a webinar they forget by Monday. Live, hands-on training built on your actual work — quoting, client emails, reports, rosters — taught by a real person, priced in plain AUD including GST.

✓ Built on your real tasks, not demos ✓ Safe by default ✓ Measured in hours saved
From $99 self-paced · to full team programs · incl GST
No contracts, no lock-in. Tax invoice with ABN on every booking.
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Why most AI training doesn't stick — and what we do differently

You've probably seen it already: someone on the team does an online AI webinar, comes back saying it was "interesting", and nothing changes. The problem isn't your people. It's that generic training shows you what AI can do for someone else's business, with someone else's examples, and leaves the awkward questions — what about our client data? which tool do we buy? — for you to sort out later.

We run it the other way around. Every session is built on the tasks your business actually does. You bring the quote you wrote last week, the email you dread answering, the report that eats your Thursday afternoon — and we rebuild it together, live, until it runs in minutes. When someone leaves one of our sessions, the proof isn't a certificate. It's the task they did in the room that they'll do again on Monday because it's already working.

What "good AI training" looks like for a small business

Built on your actual work

No hypotheticals, no slideware. You work on real tasks from your real business in the session, so there's no gap between "the course" and "your job". That's the difference between knowing about AI and using it.

Safe by default

Before anyone gets clever with AI, we make them safe with it. You'll know exactly what is and isn't OK to paste into an AI tool, how to handle client data, and how to set your account up so it's not training on your business. Teams leave with a simple one-page AI use policy — written in plain English, not legal boilerplate — so the rules are clear for everyone, including new hires.

Measured in hours saved

We don't measure success in enthusiasm. We measure it in hours. If one person saves two hours a week on a task we rebuilt together, a workshop seat pays for itself inside a month — and most people find more than one task. You can do that maths on the back of an envelope before you book.

Taught by a real person

Every live session is run by a trainer who answers your specific questions about your specific business — not a recording, not a chatbot, not a facilitator reading someone else's slides.

A ladder, not a lock-in

Start as small as $99 and stop whenever you like. No contracts, no subscriptions, no "transformation packages" you can't get out of. Each step on the ladder stands on its own; you only climb if the last step paid for itself.

The training ladder

Every business is at a different point, so pick the rung that matches yours. All prices are AUD and include GST, and every booking comes with a tax invoice showing our ABN.

CourseFormatPrice
AI Kickstart On-Demand
Dip a toe in your own time. Coming 14 June.
Self-paced online $99
AI Task Kickstart
Rebuild one real task live, with safety set up.
2 hours, live online $159.50 / seat
AI in Practice
Go deeper across several workflows, in the room.
Half-day, in person $495 / seat
Private team sessions
Your team only, built around one of your core tasks.
Live, your schedule from $1,760
Full-day onsite
A day at your place working through your operation.
Full day, onsite $4,950
AI Uplift Program
Structured change across the whole business.
Multi-session program from $8,250

All prices incl 10% GST. Not sure which rung? Call +61 400 871 801 for a free 15-minute chat and we'll tell you straight — including if the $99 course is all you need right now.

Your trainer

Michael O'Keefe has spent 25 years in technology, including 12 years at Microsoft, and is a certified change practitioner and certified AI Transformation Leader. That mix matters: the technology part gets AI working on your tasks; the change part makes it stick once the trainer goes home. Michael is based on the Central Coast of NSW and trains Australia-wide — in person or live online.

Common questions from small business owners

We're a tiny business — three people. Is AI training overkill for us?

No — small teams usually get the fastest payback, because everyone wears five hats and there's no one to delegate the boring work to. Plenty of sole traders start with the $99 on-demand course or a single $159.50 Kickstart seat. If one person saves two hours a week, a workshop seat pays for itself inside a month.

We can't release staff for a whole day. What are the options?

Start with the 2-hour live online AI Task Kickstart — it runs online, so there's no travel, and people are back at their desk by smoko. The self-paced on-demand course can be done in spare half-hours. Private team sessions run at a time that suits you, including outside trading hours.

Is our client data safe? What about putting things into AI tools?

Safety is built into every session, not bolted on. You'll learn exactly what is safe to paste into AI and what is not, your account settings get configured correctly (including turning off training on your data where the tool allows it), and you leave with a simple one-page AI use policy for your business covering client data.

Which AI subscription should we buy — ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot?

Any paid mainstream tool works in our sessions. We recommend Claude; ChatGPT and Gemini also work well, and Copilot or Perplexity are fine if that's what your business already runs. The skills you learn transfer between tools — and if you're new, turn up with a fresh account and we'll set it up safely in the session.

Ready when you are · no contracts · incl GST
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