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Issue 05

July 2026

Past event

+47 attended

Give Your AI a Brain

Thu, 16 July 2026 · 10:00–15:00 · WOHO, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5AN

Every AI tool I'd used sounded like nobody. Now it answers enquiries the way I would, because it actually knows my business.

Priya ChauhanFounder, Chauhan Property Care

What the room took away

A working knowledge base with their own prices and policies loaded in
An AI that answers customer questions in their tone, not a generic one
A clear picture of what's worth writing down and what isn't

From the day

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Issue 04

June 2026

Past event

+42 attended

Rolling AI Out to Your Team

Thu, 4 June 2026 · 10:00–15:00 · The Landing, MediaCityUK, Salford M50 2EQ

I'd tried to roll AI out on my own and it went nowhere. Now three of my office team use it daily without me chasing them.

Tom BracewellManaging Director, Bracewell Roofing

What the room took away

A one-page rollout plan to take back to their team the next day
A short list of the two jobs to introduce AI on first, not ten
Straight answers on 'is this going to replace someone's job', before anyone had to ask

From the day

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Issue 03

April 2026

Past event

+44 attended

AI Tools for Trades Businesses

Thu, 23 April 2026 · 10:00–15:00 · Federation House, Federation Street, Manchester M4 4AH

Half the tools I was paying for did nothing. Left with three that actually save my electricians time.

Michelle OgunleyeOperations Manager, Ogunleye Electrical

What the room took away

A tested shortlist of apps for site photos, job notes and quoting
A way to turn a voice note from the van into a written job report
A clear no to two tools half the room had been paying for and not using

From the day

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Issue 02

February 2026

Past event

+38 attended

Automating Your Admin and Quoting

Thu, 19 February 2026 · 10:00–15:00 · The Sharp Project, Newton Heath, Manchester M40 5BJ

Quoting used to happen at 9pm on my sofa. Now it happens itself while I'm still on site.

Dave AshworthDirector, Ashworth Groundworks

What the room took away

A live automation that turns an enquiry into a draft quote in under a minute
A template for the follow-up email that used to get forgotten
A clear answer to what to automate first, specific to their own business

From the day

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Issue 01

January 2026

Past event

+31 attended

Getting Started with AI, No Jargon

Thu, 8 January 2026 · 10:00–15:00 · Colony, Ancoats, Manchester M4 1DW

I'd avoided AI for two years thinking it wasn't for someone like me. Left with it doing my invoice chasing.

Karen WhitfieldOwner, Whitfield Bookkeeping

What the room took away

A shortlist of three AI tools worth trying, and which ones to ignore for now
A working ChatGPT account already set up with their own business details in it
One admin job each picked out to automate first, written down before they left

From the day

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