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02Intensive · 4 Weeks

AI for
Local Business.

A focused, intensive programme for business owners and operators who want to plug AI into their existing business now — not in six months. Tools, automations, and workflows that work on Monday morning.

+ Duration
4 weeks
+ Entry
No coding required
+ Format
Owners · Operators · Managers
A small Darjeeling business owner outside their shop
+ Philosophy

AI doesn't replace a small business — it gives one operator the leverage of a team of ten. We build the stack on your own business so you leave with revenue, not a certificate.

The Weeks.

Each week ends in shipped work — a deployed feature, a real customer, a published artifact.

01

Week 01

AI Foundations for Business

+ Learning

  • ·What AI can and can't do — the honest business map
  • ·Prompting mastery — writing, research, analysis, planning
  • ·AI for marketing — content, SEO, social media, email in minutes
  • ·AI for operations — docs, spreadsheets, data analysis
  • ·Build your first AI assistant — no code required

+ Immersion

Brand Identity & AI Content System

  • ·AI audit of your business — map the top 3 highest-leverage opportunities
  • ·Generate brand name options, taglines, and visual identity concepts
  • ·Build a 30-day content calendar — posts, reels, carousels, stories
  • ·Day 5 checkpoint — your AI content system is live and posting

D2C Brand Building

From nothing to an identity

  • · 10 AI-generated brand name options with rationale
  • · Positioning statement — who for, what for, why different
  • · Logo concepts and a colour palette via AI tools
  • · Social handles, Google Business, WhatsApp Business set up

Content at Scale

30 pieces a week, small team

  • · 30-day calendar with topic, format, platform and caption
  • · Five real pieces produced this week — Canva, CapCut
  • · Repeatable brief → AI draft → human edit → schedule loop
  • · Buffer or Later for automated multi-channel scheduling
02

Week 02

Automation & Customer Experience

+ Learning

  • ·No-code / low-code automation — Zapier, Make, n8n
  • ·AI for sales and support — CRM integration, chatbots, WhatsApp automation
  • ·AI customer service — cut response time, raise satisfaction
  • ·AI for booking, scheduling and enquiry handling

+ Immersion

Shopify Store — Live and Selling

  • ·Set up a Shopify store with a professional theme, domain and payment gateway
  • ·Write AI-optimised product listings — title, description, meta, alt text
  • ·Deploy a WhatsApp AI bot for queries, order status and returns
  • ·Automate order confirmation, shipping updates and post-delivery follow-up

Product Listing Optimisation

Listings that actually convert

  • · AI-written titles and descriptions for every SKU
  • · Keyword-aware meta tags and alt text
  • · Variants, pricing and shipping rules in place
  • · First listings live on a real marketplace

WhatsApp Commerce

Where most Indian buying happens

  • · WhatsApp Business catalogue and quick replies
  • · AI bot for FAQs, order status and returns
  • · Payment link automation post-conversation
  • · Daily handoff queue for human follow-up
03

Week 03

Track Deep-Dive

Pick a track: Tea / D2C · Travel · Hospitality.

+ Learning

  • ·Vertical-specific AI workflows for your industry
  • ·Customer journey mapping with AI assistance
  • ·Pricing, inventory and operations playbooks
  • ·Channel-specific growth — Instagram, WhatsApp, Google

+ Immersion

Real Business — Real Customers

  • ·Apply the week to a live customer of your own
  • ·Ship one revenue-impacting automation by Day 3
  • ·Measure and post a before / after result
  • ·Pre-arrival WhatsApp sequence for hospitality track
04

Week 04

Scale, Measure & 90-Day Roadmap

+ Learning

  • ·Analytics that matter — what to track and what to ignore
  • ·Hiring vs. automating — when to do which
  • ·AI roadmapping — the next 90 days for your business
  • ·Building your own playbook to teach your team

+ Immersion

Your 90-Day Roadmap, Defended

  • ·Document the automations now running in your business
  • ·Quantify the time, money or revenue impact
  • ·Build a 90-day plan with owners and dates
  • ·Defend the plan to a panel of operators and mentors
+ Outcomes

Walk out with a working AI stack and real revenue.

  • +A live Shopify or marketplace storefront with AI-written listings
  • +A WhatsApp AI bot answering customers without you
  • +A content engine producing 30 posts a month at low cost
  • +A 90-day roadmap you can run with your existing team

Ready to build?

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