AI in Action:
 Practical AI for Small Business

In-Person Workshop
When:

July 30, 2026

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where:

ETEC Building
Training Room
1st Floor
Harriman Campus Road
Albany, NY 12222

AI in Action is a three-hour seminar from the Capital Region SBDC that helps small businesses understand and use AI in practical ways. Attendees will learn from experts and local businesses, then take part in a hands-on workshop to create useful AI-powered outputs for their own business or organization.

Workshop Discussion Topics

  • Understanding and Leveraging AI for Your Business
  • Practical Applications for Small Business
  • Gain Hands-On Experience Using AI Tools

Program Agenda

  • 8:30 a.m. - Networking/Light Refreshments
    9:00 a.m. - Welcome and Congressman Tonko Introduction
    9:15 a.m. - Congressman Tonko Remarks
    9:30 a.m. - Prompt Engineering
    10:30 a.m. - Break
    10:45 a.m. - Practical Application of Prompts for Business Use

Speakers:

Greg Chanese
Capital Region SBDC Assistant Director
ASBDC AI Interest Group Lead

Congressman Paul Tonko
U.S. Representative for New York's
20th Congressional District.

Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full funding disclosures available at https://nysbdc.org/funding-disclosures. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact (Greg Chanese, 518.442.7232) to make arrangements. Services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

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