AI for Small Business: Practical Ways to Compete in a Changing Market
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM) (EDT)
Description
Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the most powerful tools available to small businesses, but many owners are still trying to figure out where to begin, what to trust, and how to use AI without putting their business or customer information at risk.
Join us for a session led by Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business for a live virtual workshop designed specifically for small business owners and operators.
This is not a technical lecture or a generic overview of tech trends. Instead, it is a plain-language, example-rich, highly practical session focused on how you can use AI today as an affordable thought partner for business growth, customer engagement, marketing, and day-to-day problem-solving.
Who Should Attend: Small business owners, operators, and solo entrepreneurs.
By the end of this interactive two-hour session, you will be able to:
- Shift Your Mindset: Understand how to use AI as a practical business thought partner, not simply a glorified search engine
- Grow Your Business: Identify concrete AI use cases across marketing, social media, sales, customer service, and strategic decision-making
- Protect Your Data: Apply critical, common-sense safeguards to use AI responsibly without putting customer, employee, financial, or proprietary data at risk
- Take Immediate Action: Walk away with at least one concrete AI experiment you can safely test in your business within the following week
Speaker:
- Tal Goldhamer: AI educator, Fordham AI Fellow, and Leadership Advisor - Adjunct Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Denver