Accessing AI tools in 2026 is easy–almost inevitable–but maximizing them to their full potential is where the real challenge lies.
While most small businesses and advisors have begun experimenting with basic AI tasks, few have the expert guidance required to identify which specific tools truly serve their unique needs. The difference between simply using AI and strategically leveraging it comes down to having trusted partners who understand your use case and can guide you toward success.
To bridge this gap, America’s SBDC is committed to providing vetted, practical, and hands-on resources through our 2026 AI Educational Offerings.
Introducing New AI U Modules for SBDC Business Advisors
To ensure our small business community receives the highest level of guidance, we have refreshed our advisor AI training online platform. AI U has released five updated online modules specifically developed by a curriculum committee of SBDC staff who understand the day-to-day reality of advising small businesses.
These self-paced modules provide a rigorous foundation for our advisors to lead the way.
What’s Inside the New AI U Modules
- AI Basics for Business Advising Success: Build a strong foundation in AI tools, data privacy, and workflow optimization.
- Marketing and Sales with AI: Support clients in optimizing content, SEO, and customer insights.
- AI Strategy for Small Business Finance: Learn to automate accounting tasks, improve accuracy, and streamline financial workflows, along with analyzing data and creating financial projections.
- Leveraging AI for Business Operations: Guide clients in applying AI to automate tasks, improve resource management, and enhance productivity.
- Agent of Change: Demystifying AI Agents: An entirely new topic covering AI Agents and their specific use for SBDC clients.
Advisors receive a personalized certificate of completion for each module, ensuring they are ready to provide the most current AI strategies to their clients.
Expanding Your Team's Potential: Grow with Google Partnership
Beyond our advisor training, we are proud to offer a powerful additional training opportunity for business owners. We have collaborated with Grow with Google to offer the Google AI Professional Certificate at no cost to our small business community.
Taught by AI experts at Google, the course is self-paced and can be completed in under 10 hours.
Practical AI Skills Your Team Will Master
Your team will complete over 20 hands-on activities to practice real-world tasks:
- Vibe Coding: Build custom apps without writing a single line of code.
- Content Creation: Produce professional-grade images, videos, presentations, and marketing materials.
- Strategic Planning: Turn goals into comprehensive project plans and detailed timelines.
- Data Analysis: Clean, analyze, and visualize data to make smarter business decisions.
Bonus Offer: Upon enrollment, participants receive 3 months of no-cost access to Google Workspace Business Standard and Google AI Pro.
Get Started with America’s SBDC 2026 AI Educational Offerings
Training is the bridge between AI potential and real-world business growth. Whether you are an advisor looking to sharpen your expertise or a business owner ready to upskill your workforce, we have the trusted resources you need.
SBDC Advisors: Access the new V2 modules in the AI U LMS to start your certification journey.
Small Business Owners: Enroll your team for the Google AI Professional Certificate at no cost using this link: goo.gle/smb-sbdc