Run Your Business Smarter: AI, Excel & Digital Tools for Small Business Owners
Learn how to use AI, Excel, and free digital tools to manage your money, customers, marketing, and daily operations — no consultants, no tech degree, no overwhelm.
Perfect for: Small business owners, sole traders, and entrepreneurs who manage their own operations and want to work smarter using affordable technology — no prior tech or accounting experience required.
Running a small business means wearing every hat — accountant, marketer, customer service rep, and operations manager — all before lunch. The problem isn't that you lack skill. It's that no one ever showed you the right tools to make those jobs faster, cheaper, and less stressful.
This course changes that. You'll learn how to use AI assistants like ChatGPT, spreadsheets in Excel and Google Sheets, and a curated stack of free or low-cost digital tools to take control of every corner of your business. We skip the jargon, skip the theory, and go straight to the things you can set up and use this week — from an AI-powered customer reply template to a cash flow tracker that actually makes sense.
By the end, you won't need to hire a $200/hour consultant to build a marketing plan, design a customer database, or figure out where your money is going. You'll do it yourself, confidently, with tools that fit a real small business budget. Whether you run a bakery, a freelance service, a retail shop, or a home-based business, every lesson is built around practical, real-world scenarios you'll recognize immediately.
This isn't about becoming a tech expert. It's about becoming a smarter business owner — one who uses today's tools to compete, grow, and get their weekends back.
What you'll be able to do
- Build a live cash flow tracker in Excel or Google Sheets that flags when money is tight — without any accounting background
- Use AI tools like ChatGPT to write emails, social media posts, product descriptions, and customer replies in minutes
- Set up a simple CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) using free tools to track leads, follow-ups, and repeat customers
- Create a monthly marketing plan using AI prompts and free scheduling tools — even with zero marketing experience
- Automate repetitive daily tasks (invoicing, reminders, reports) using no-code tools like Zapier or Make
- Read and interpret your own basic financial reports so you always know where your business stands
- Build a simple operations dashboard that gives you a daily snapshot of your business in one glance
- Confidently evaluate any new digital tool and decide whether it's worth your time and money
Curriculum
6 modules · 19 lessons
Your teacher
Kondwani Hara
Hi, I'm Zion Miles — and I spent years watching talented small business owners struggle not because their businesses weren't good, but because they were drowning in admin, guessing at their numbers, and paying people to do things they absolutely could do themselves with the right guidance. I've worked with dozens of small businesses — from one-person freelance operations to busy retail shops — helping them cut costs, save hours every week, and finally feel in control of how their business runs. I'm not a corporate consultant. I'm someone who genuinely loves finding the simplest, most affordable way to solve a real business problem with today's tools. In this course, I'll be right beside you — walking through every spreadsheet, every AI prompt, every tool setup — the same way I would if I were sitting across the table from you in your shop. No fluff, no filler, just practical skills you can use the same day you learn them. I can't wait to show you how much easier running your business can be.
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