# AI Basics for Business Owners

> A practical six-lesson introduction to AI for business owners: small tasks, clear prompts, and one repeatable workflow you can review and trust.

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[00Overview](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics)

[01Choose a first task](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-1)

[02Understand chatbots](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-2)

[03Write a clear brief](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-3)

[04Check and protect](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-4)

[05Create a document](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-5)

[06Build a workflow](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-6)

[07Final project](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/project)

[08Sources](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/sources)

For business owners
No coding required
Practice with fictional data

COURSE OVERVIEW

## AI Basics for Business Owners

By [Andrew Heldenmuth](https://andrewheldy.dev/about), founder and operator of Ascension AI.

Six short lessons. Practical business tasks. One repeatable workflow you can review and trust.

Running a business means switching between customer questions, marketing, paperwork, and daily decisions. AI can help you get a first draft onto the page and organize information. This course shows you how to try it on small, practical tasks while keeping control of the result.

**Who this is for:** Business owners, independent professionals, and small-team leaders who are new to AI.

**What you need:** A computer or phone, access to an AI chatbot you are allowed to use for work, and somewhere to save your work. If you run the business yourself, that means a tool whose data settings you have read and accepted. No coding or technical background is required. Every exercise uses a fictional bicycle repair shop; once an exercise works, run it again with a fictional version of your own business.

**Suggested pace:** Six lessons of about 8–10 minutes each, including a five-minute exercise, followed by a 15-minute final project. Work at your own pace.

**By the end, you will be able to:**

-   Recognize a sensible first task for AI
-   Give a chatbot useful business context and clear instructions
-   Check important claims and protect business information
-   Create a customer reply, a marketing draft, and an operational checklist
-   Test one repeatable workflow and measure the time it actually takes

**Before you begin:** Use fictional information for these exercises. Do not paste real customer records, staff information, passwords, payment details, or confidential business documents into a chatbot. Check your business policies and the tool’s current terms before using real information.

[Start lesson 1 →](https://andrewheldy.dev/resources/ai-basics/lesson-1)