Who this is for
This course is for small business owners who keep hearing that AI can help them — and keep wondering how, exactly. You don't need any technical background. If you can write an email and follow a recipe, you have every skill this course requires.
Everything here is free: the course, the AI tools we start with, and the hosting we use to put your first project online. The whole thing takes a few hours, and you can stop and pick it back up whenever you like — your progress is saved automatically.
What you'll build
Not toy examples. By the end of this course you will have built three real tools for a real business:
A break-even calculator
Type in your costs and prices, and instantly see how many sales you need to stop losing money. Built in your very first hands-on lesson.
A customer intake website
A clean, professional web page where new customers can tell you what they need — with your business name on it, built by you.
A QuickBooks A/R dashboard
A dashboard that shows who owes you money and how overdue they are, pulling live data from a safe QuickBooks practice company.
How the course works
- Module 1 — Your Private Claude Account. Set up a free AI account the right way, with your business privacy protected from minute one.
- Module 2 — Your First Conversation. Learn to ask AI for what you want, and build your first tool: a break-even calculator.
- Module 3 — Setting Up Your Computer. A friendly, no-fear tour of the terminal, and installing the tools professionals use.
- Module 4 — Your First Real Project. Build and publish a customer intake website for your business.
- Module 5 — Connect QuickBooks Online. The capstone: a live accounts-receivable dashboard, using a 100% safe practice company.
- Module 6 — Graduation. A recap, a glossary, ideas for what to build next — and a printable certificate.
Register free
Registration takes thirty seconds. No credit card, no catch — just tell us a little about your business so we know who we're teaching.
Frequently asked questions
Does the course really cost nothing?
Yes. The course itself is free, and modules 1 and 2 use the free plan at claude.ai. One honest note: Module 3 introduces Claude Code, a tool that requires a paid Claude plan (about $20/month) or pay-as-you-go API credits. We tell you exactly when that decision comes up, and everything before it is completely free.
How is my progress saved?
Your progress is saved in this browser, on this device — not on our servers. That keeps things private and simple, but it means two things: use the same device and browser to continue where you left off, and clearing your browser data will reset your progress.
How long does it take?
Most people finish in three to five hours spread over a few sittings. Each module is designed to be finished in one sitting, and you can stop at the end of any module and pick up later.
Will this connect to my real business books?
Not during the course. The QuickBooks module uses a free practice company provided by Intuit, filled with fake data. Nothing you do in this course can see or change your real books. The final module explains how to graduate to your real data carefully, when you're ready.
What do you do with my registration information?
We use it to provide the course and understand who we're teaching. We never sell or share it. The full details are in our Privacy Policy — it's short and written in plain English.