Your AI for Small Business plan

Your plan

Tell us where you are and where you want to go. Your plan skips what you've already earned and shows the next credentials for your level.

1 Where are you now?

Starting a businessIdea or first yearSolo or under 5 peopleYou do most of the workSmall team5 to 50 peopleGrowing companyManagers under you

2 What do you want next?

Save time on daily workMarket and sell with AIGet a recognized AI certificationRoll AI out to my team

3 What do you already have? Check all that apply

A free AI course certificateGoogle Cloud, AWS or Microsoft AI certification

4 Where do you work?

Your state

5 What can you spend?

Any budgetUp to $200 per itemFree only

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Starting a business · Market and sell with AI

Answer question 1 to tailor this plan to your level.

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Your steps

4 steps for you

1
Learn AI for a small business
Done
1 to 4 hoursFree
Anthropic offers a free AI Fluency course written for small businesses, and Google runs a free Make AI Work for You series.
- Anthropic AI Fluency for Small Businesses: free certificate.
- Google Make AI Work for You: free videos and workshops.
- OpenAI Academy AI Foundations: free badge.
- AI Fluency for Small BusinessesAnthropic Academy · Free completion certificate
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- Make AI Work for You (Grow with Google)Google Career Certificates · Free learning
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- OpenAI Academy: AI FoundationsOpenAI Academy · Free completion badge
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2
Check the free Google AI Professional Certificate offer
Done
Self pacedFree for qualifying businesses; otherwise $49/month
Google offers its AI Professional Certificate free to staff of verified US businesses with 500 or fewer employees and an EIN, for enrollment by December 15, 2026. Otherwise it is a $49 a month Coursera subscription.
- Check eligibility before December 15, 2026.
- Google AI Professional CertificateGoogle Career Certificates · $49
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Market and sell with AI
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1 to 3 hours eachFree
Free courses for marketing your business with AI tools you likely already use.
- Canva AI Essentials and Work Smarter with AI: free.
- Semrush Become an AI Powered Marketer: free certificate.
- HubSpot AI Readiness Accelerator Workshop: free.
- AI Essentials 2026 (Canva Design School)Canva Design School · Free completion certificate
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- Work smarter with AI (Canva Design School)Canva Design School · Free learning
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- Become an AI Powered MarketerSemrush Academy · Free completion certificate
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- AI Readiness Accelerator WorkshopHubSpot Academy · Free completion certificate
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4
Put it all on LinkedIn
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5 minutes per credentialFree
Use the Add to LinkedIn button on any certification on this page. It fills in the name and issuer under Licenses & certifications.
- Add each credential with the month you earned it.
- Share a short post when you pass one; the post text is written for you.

Plan sources · checked Oct 14, 2026

Google AI Professional Certificate (free offer for small businesses) ↗Anthropic AI Fluency for Small Businesses ↗

There is no BLS occupation for small business owners, so no pay figures are shown. No independent professional certification for small business AI exists; the options are vendor courses and certifications. Your answers stay in your browser.