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*WEBINAR WEDNESDAY: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Small Businesses

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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FREE
A demonstration of how businesses can best use artificial intelligence and tips to recognize sales pitches that use AI are among topics of this week’s free webinar presented by the Small Business Development Center at CSU Bakersfield. 
 
Host and SBDC director, Kelly Bearden will be joined by Justin Powers, owner and founder of Kernville Cowork, a coworking space in the Kern River Valley that serves as a hub for small business startups. Powers will demonstrate practical use cases for companies that would like to utilize AI in their businesses. He will also provide tips on how to select an AI platform, and how to recognize sales and marketing inquiries that use artificial intelligence. 
 
Powers recently joined the SBDC as a business advisor specializing in AI utilization, technology, and business plans. Prior to launching Kernville Cowork in 2018, he worked with Salesforce, Inc., and launched several tech startups. Powers has more than a decade of experience in web development. 
 
Bearden will begin the webinar with a business checklist for the new year, and a look at available capital resources, special programs, and key business-related updates. 
 
Questions from attendees will be taken.  
 
This marks the 331st episode of the “Webinar Wednesday” business series that provides news and information helpful to employers and business owners. 
 
The CSU Bakersfield SBDC provides free one-on-one consulting to help small business owners. New and existing businesses can go to www.csubsbdc.com for more information or to sign up to meet with a business advisor at no cost. 
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA or the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the California SBDC closest to you.