Area Centre and Startup Miracle Are Hosting a Free Claude SMB Workshop in Doral

Most small businesses do not need another AI demo.

They need one afternoon where they bring a real business problem, sit down with people who understand operations, and leave with something useful.

That is the point of the Claude SMB Workshop hosted by Startup Miracle and Area Centre.

On Thursday, May 28, 2026, from 1:00 to 6:00 PM ET, we are bringing local business owners, operators, and teams together at Area Centre in Doral for a hands-on AI fluency workshop built for small and medium businesses.

No technical background required.

No coding.

No theory marathon.

Bring the messy task that keeps slowing your business down.

We will help you turn it into a practical AI workflow.

Why this workshop matters now

AI is already inside your business.

Your team is using it to write emails, summarize notes, create content, respond to customers, review documents, or clean up spreadsheets.

The question is not whether your business will use AI.

The question is whether you will use it well.

Most small businesses are stuck in the same middle ground:

they know AI can save time,
they have tried ChatGPT or Claude,
they see competitors moving faster,
but they do not know where to start without wasting hours testing random tools.

That is the gap this workshop is designed to close.

If your sales team is slow to follow up, bring that problem.

If your operations team is buried in manual handoffs, bring that problem.

If your finance work depends on messy spreadsheets, invoice reminders, or Monday morning report scrambling, bring that problem.

We are not teaching AI as a trend.

We are teaching AI as operating leverage.

What you will learn

The workshop is built around practical business outcomes.

You will learn how to use Claude and other AI tools to:

turn messy notes, CSVs, and spreadsheets into clean summaries,
draft better customer follow-ups without starting from a blank page,
create content faster without sounding generic,
organize business tasks into repeatable workflows,
connect AI thinking to tools you already use,
understand when to trust AI output and when to double-check it.

That last point matters.

AI can move fast, but speed without judgment creates risk. A business owner needs to know what AI is good at, where it breaks, and how to keep humans in the loop where it counts.

That is why this is not just a tools session.

It is AI fluency for operators.

Why Claude for small business owners

Claude by Anthropic is one of the strongest AI tools for business writing, analysis, planning, document work, and structured thinking.

For small businesses, that matters because most work does not start inside a perfect software system.

It starts in places like:

email threads,
Google Docs,
PDFs,
spreadsheets,
customer notes,
proposals,
invoices,
call summaries,
messy internal instructions.

Claude is useful because it can help turn that raw material into clearer work your team can actually use.

At the workshop, attendees will get a hands-on preview of how Claude can support common SMB workflows across sales, marketing, finance, and operations.

The goal is simple: fewer errors, faster turnaround, and work you can put your name on.

Who should attend

This workshop is for business people, not AI insiders.

You should attend if you are:

a founder or entrepreneur building a business,
a local operator trying to save time without hiring more people,
a lawyer, accountant, consultant, or professional services owner,
a restaurant owner, real estate professional, contractor, or service business operator,
a creator or freelancer trying to produce more without burning out,
a startup team looking for practical AI advantage,
curious about AI but not sure where to start.

If you can write an email, you are ready.

If you already use AI, you will still get value. The hands-on session is designed to scale with your level.

The agenda

The event runs from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET.

1:00 – 1:30 PM: Registration and setup

Check in, grab coffee, open your laptop, and get ready with one real business task you want to improve.

1:30 – 2:45 PM: AI fluency training and Claude for SMBs

We will cover what AI can and cannot do for your business, how to think about Claude as a practical work partner, and where SMBs should start.

Zero jargon.

2:45 – 3:00 PM: Break

Water, light snacks, and quick networking.

3:00 – 5:00 PM: Hands-on session

This is the core of the workshop.

Bring a task from your business. We will work through it live and help you shape it into an AI-assisted workflow.

Examples:

customer follow-up sequence,
invoice reminder workflow,
quote/proposal draft,
weekly reporting summary,
content calendar,
hiring or onboarding checklist,
operations SOP,
sales email improvement.

5:00 – 6:00 PM: Networking

Connect with other local business leaders at Area Centre while Andrea Ferrati energizes the Networking Hour as our DJ.

What is included

The workshop is free for Area members and guests.

Attendees get:

full half-day workshop access,
hands-on AI fluency training,
practical takeaway materials,
water and light snacks,
access to the Startup Miracle workshop resources hub after the event,
on-site raffle participation.

There are only 30 spots available.

The raffle includes:

1 private padel class, courtesy of Area Centre,
5 Claude Pro memberships, courtesy of Startup Miracle.

Why Startup Miracle and Area Centre are doing this

Area Centre is a natural home for this workshop because it brings together entrepreneurs, operators, and local business leaders who are already building.

Startup Miracle is hosting because this is the work we care about: helping SMBs turn AI curiosity into practical systems that improve revenue, speed, and execution.

For us, AI is not about replacing the operator.

It is about giving the operator better leverage.

A stronger follow-up system.

A cleaner reporting loop.

A faster proposal process.

A better way to get repetitive work off the owner’s plate.

That is where the real business value lives.

Bring one real problem

The best way to attend this workshop is not to show up empty-handed.

Bring one problem you actually want to fix.

Examples:

“I need to follow up with leads faster.”
“I need better weekly reports.”
“I need to turn notes into proposals.”
“I need to chase invoices without sounding pushy.”
“I need to create content consistently.”
“I need to document how my team does a task.”

One real problem is enough.

If you leave with one workflow you can use the next morning, the afternoon paid for itself.

Event details

Event: Claude SMB Workshop

Hosts: Area Centre × Startup Miracle

Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026

Time: 1:00 – 6:00 PM ET

Location: Area Centre, 6700 NW 77th Ct #200, Doral, FL 33166

Cost: Free for Area members and guests

Capacity: 30 spots

FAQ

Is the Claude SMB Workshop really free?

Yes. The workshop is free for Area Centre members and guests. Space is limited to 30 attendees.

Do I need technical experience to attend?

No. If you can write an email and use a laptop, you can participate. The workshop starts with practical AI fluency and builds from there.

What should I bring?

Bring a laptop and one real business task you want to improve. The hands-on session is built around practical work, not theory.

Is this only about Claude?

Claude is the featured AI tool, but the bigger goal is AI fluency. You will learn how to think about AI workflows that apply across sales, marketing, finance, and operations.

Can my team attend with me?

Yes. Bringing a team member can help because they may understand the operational details behind the workflow you want to improve. Each attendee should register separately.

Will the workshop be recorded?

No. This is an in-person working session. Attendees will receive access to Startup Miracle’s workshop resources hub with materials and takeaways after the event.

Ready to put AI to work?

If you are a South Florida business owner or operator, this is the AI workshop to attend.

Not because AI is trendy.

Because your business already has work that should move faster.

Bring the problem. We will help you build the workflow.