AI for Small Businesses (Founderz with Microsoft)
From Founderz
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What you'll learn
Over about three self paced hours, small business owners practice prompting and look at AI for daily operations, marketing and financial planning, then cover cybersecurity risks, AI agents and automation, and responsible use, earning a Microsoft credential.
- Foundations of AI
- Getting started with AI prompting
- Transforming a business with AI
- AI and cybersecurity
- AI agents, automation and responsible AI
Source: the provider's official page ↗
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 3 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will payNothingThe learning and the certificate are free.
- Time
- 3 hours
- Before you start
- None stated. Open enrollment.
- How you are tested
- Online, self paced; optional final challenge
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- Free; described as a 100% free, fully funded program.
- Where it applies
- Online; eligibility by country not specified on the page.
Checked at the source Oct 19, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Founderz program page: free, 3 hours, Microsoft partnership, official Microsoft credential shareable on LinkedIn ↗What we verified: Page states the program is free and that completion earns an official Microsoft credential. The credential is a completion credential, not a Microsoft certification exam. Country eligibility not stated.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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