Build your Own AI Assistant

Please note: this event is run by the Small Business Development Corporation for small business owners in Western Australia only.

AI can do much more than write emails, generate ideas or answer questions. With the right instructions and business information, you can create an AI assistant designed to support the way you work.

In this practical, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build an AI assistant around a real task or workflow in your business. You’ll start by identifying where AI could save you time or reduce repetitive work, then learn how to give your assistant the right instructions, context and reference information to make it more useful.

You’ll build and test your own AI assistant, refine its instructions and explore where human review is still important. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a working prototype or first version of an assistant you can continue developing for your business.

This topic covers:

• Identify business tasks and processes that could benefit from an AI assistant.

• Learn how to turn a business task or process into a workflow for an AI assistant.

• Develop effective instructions and relevant business information to prompt your AI assistant.

• Discover ways AI assistants can support everyday business activities, including customer communication, administration and marketing.

• How to build, test and refine and AI assistant for your business.

• The limitations of AI and when human oversight is needed.

This workshop is for small business owners who have some experience using ChatGPT and want to use AI more practically within their business.

If this is your first workshop with us or you have any queries, check out our Online Workshops Guide & FAQs or get in touch with us at workshops@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au.

Bookings are limited to two tickets each, however you can make more than one booking. If you are booking for more than one person, please provide each person's email address so they receive our emails with important links and downloads.

To book for larger groups, please contact us on 133 140 or email workshops@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au

If you cannot attend, please cancel so your place can be made available to another business owner. You can cancel your booking from the update order button on your order confirmation email. Cancellations and refunds for paid workshops can be made up to 24 hours before the workshop starts.

We are committed to supporting all WA small business owners, including those with diverse needs. Our workshops are delivered in a variety of buildings, locations and formats. If you would like further information about accessing a particular workshop, please email workshops@smallbusiness.wa.gov.au or call 133 140.