Helping ordinary local businesses actually use AI — not a digital transformation strategy document.
Councils and local authorities are under real pressure to help local businesses adopt AI and stay competitive — often through funded programmes, digital skills initiatives, or economic development schemes. AI Academy delivers the practical, hands-on layer that makes those programmes land with real business owners.
We’re comfortable teaching non-technical SME owners who’ve never used AI before, right through to people who want to go further. That’s the audience most council-backed programmes are trying to reach.
Who This Helps
Practical AI workshops delivered as part of a wider funded business support scheme — built to match the outcomes your programme needs to report on.
Hands-on AI sessions as part of a broader digital skills offer for local businesses and residents.
AI skills for new and growing businesses — practical help with marketing, admin, research and planning, delivered as part of your start-up support offer.
Workshops for retailers, hospitality and service businesses in your town centre or BID area, building on AI Academy’s existing sector-specific content.
In Practice
Real examples — not theory. Every session is built around your people and your goals.
A series of practical AI sessions delivered to businesses on a council-backed support programme, with outcomes and attendance reporting to match your funding requirements.
A workshop for a new business start-up cohort covering AI for marketing, admin and planning — the practical basics that save time from day one.
A session for local retailers and hospitality businesses, tailored using AI Academy’s existing sector content for retail, hospitality and trades.
What We Can Deliver
We don't publish fixed prices for organisational work — a workshop for 12 college staff and a programme for 100 Chamber members aren't the same job. Talk to us and we'll scope something that fits.
We don't teach people about AI from the sidelines. We get them using it.
Laptops open. Real tasks. Practical skills people can take back to work.
Let's Talk About AI Training
If you’re putting together a funded programme, a digital skills initiative, or a business support offer and want a practical AI element that actually lands — let’s talk about what you need and which outcomes matter to you.
Phil Gee runs AI Academy from The Arch Workspace in Southport, and works across Merseyside, West Lancashire and online via Zoom. No jargon, no hard sell — just a straight conversation about what would actually help.
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