Surat Pilot · 2026Planned partner: SGCCI (confirmation in progress)

AI for Business Owners

Practical AI for sales, operations, and growth — built for MSMEs, traders, manufacturers, and family businesses.

A 3-hour, demo-heavy workshop for business owners who want to use AI to grow revenue, reduce workload, and modernise operations — without hiring developers or learning to code. Surat is our pilot city, with SGCCI and industry associations as planned hosting partners. Pilot pricing ₹999 per attendee.

₹999
Pilot pricing
3h
Demo-heavy
100K+
Trained globally

Trusted by enterprises acrossBFSI · Manufacturing · Healthcare

Built around five business outcomes

AI that grows revenue and cuts workload

Not “ChatGPT for business.” Practical AI strategies for the things business owners actually care about.

01

Get more customers

AI for marketing, SEO/GEO, social content, WhatsApp campaigns, product catalogs, multilingual content, lead follow-up.

02

Sell better

AI for proposals, quotations, customer replies, sales scripts, buyer research, export-market research.

03

Operate faster

AI for SOPs, reports, invoices, vendor comparison, internal documentation, and process automation.

04

Serve customers better

AI assistants for FAQs, order status, product queries, after-sales support, multilingual communication.

05

Make better decisions

AI for market research, competitor analysis, pricing analysis, trend analysis, and business planning.

Live demos · Surat-specific

Examples your business will recognise

Every demo uses real workflows from textile, diamond, manufacturing, trading, and professional services — not generic SaaS examples.

Textile / Garment

  • Product descriptions from catalog images
  • WhatsApp buyer messages and follow-ups
  • Translate listings into Hindi / English / Gujarati
  • Draft export inquiry responses
  • Summarise customer feedback at scale
  • Compare competitor product listings

Diamond / Jewelry

  • Buyer follow-up emails and proposals
  • Catalog descriptions for collections
  • Trade-show outreach campaigns
  • FAQ assistant for retail buyers
  • Daily market and news summaries
  • Inventory tagging and matching

Manufacturing / Trading

  • Convert SOPs into checklists
  • Compare vendor quotations side by side
  • Draft purchase and dispatch follow-ups
  • Generate sales proposals from templates
  • Summarise invoices, GRNs, and orders
  • Build an internal knowledge assistant

Professional Services

  • Client onboarding assistant
  • Proposal and engagement letter drafts
  • Meeting notes and follow-up plans
  • CRM next-step recommendations
  • LinkedIn posts and website content
  • Compliance and document review assist

Sample agenda

Three hours · Demo-heavy · No code

Less lecture, more live examples. Most of the session is spent showing AI doing real business work.

0:00–0:20What AI Means for Business Owners in 2026
0:20–0:55AI for Sales, Marketing, and Customer Communication
0:55–1:25AI for Operations: Documents, SOPs, Reports, Follow-ups
1:25–1:40Break
1:40–2:15Live Demo: Build an AI Assistant for Your Business
2:15–2:45Where to Start — 10 AI Use Cases for MSMEs
2:45–3:00Q&A + Free AI Business Assessment Offer

What you take home

Practical artifacts you can use Monday morning

AI Use Case Checklist for MSMEs
Top 25 Prompts for Business Owners
AI Readiness Scorecard
30-Day AI Adoption Plan
Sales & Marketing AI Workflow Templates
AI Tools-by-Function Guide (free + paid)
Optional 30-min Business AI Assessment

Built for

Who this workshop is for

Textile and garment manufacturers
Diamond and jewelry business owners
Exporters, importers, and trading houses
Wholesalers and retailers
Small and mid-sized manufacturers
Family business members (next generation)
Women entrepreneurs
CA, CS, and consulting firms
Startup founders and co-founders
IT and service providers serving local business

Not in this list but think it's a fit? Tell us about your business →

After the workshop

How AI Guru helps you go from idea to impact

The workshop is the starting point. From there, you decide how deep you want to go — no obligation, no pressure.

Step 1 · Free

Business AI Assessment

30-min call to identify your top 2–3 AI opportunities, prioritised by ROI and effort. Included for every workshop attendee.

Step 2 · Optional

AI Readiness Audit

One-week structured review of your business — workflows, data, tools, team — with a prioritised 90-day roadmap. ₹25K–₹50K.

Step 3 · Optional

AI Implementation Sprint

Build and deploy one production AI workflow in 4–6 weeks — sales follow-up, document intelligence, customer support, or similar. Scoped to your business.

Pilot pricing

₹999 per attendee · Surat pilot

When a chamber or association hosts, member tickets are typically subsidised or free — pricing depends on the partner.

Pilot

₹999

per attendee

  • 3-hour workshop
  • All takeaway materials
  • Free 30-min assessment

Team

Group rate

3+ from same business

  • Discounted per-seat pricing
  • Optional team Q&A after
  • Joint assessment

Chamber / Association

Sponsor-led

members typically free / nominal

  • Co-branded event
  • Custom industry agenda
  • Sponsor handles ticketing

Host this workshop

For chambers, associations & business networks

If you lead a chamber, industry association, MSME body, or business network in Surat or elsewhere — we'd like to talk. A typical partnership: you provide the venue and audience; we bring the speaker, content, demos, and workshop kit.

Member tickets are typically subsidised or free under a partnership. The agenda adapts to your members' sectors — textile, diamond, manufacturing, exports, services, or mixed.

Particularly relevant for

Chambers of Commerce (SGCCI, GCCI, FGI, etc.)
Textile and apparel associations
Diamond and jewelry associations
MSME and trade associations
Export promotion councils
CA / CS / business consultant networks
BNI chapters and business clubs
Family business networks
Women entrepreneur groups
Co-working spaces and startup communities

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this confirmed for Surat?+

Surat is the pilot city. We are in active discussions with SGCCI and a few industry associations as hosting partners. Dates lock once partnership and venue confirm — register your interest and we'll notify you when we open registrations.

Why a separate workshop from the engineering / professional tracks?+

Business owners have different priorities from individual contributors. Owners care about revenue, cost, operations, vendor decisions, and ROI — not personal productivity. We run this as a separate session because mixing audiences dilutes the content for both.

Will I need developers or technical staff to use what's taught?+

No. Every demo and workflow is designed to be usable by a business owner directly, or by your existing team without hiring developers. If you later want deeper automation or custom AI systems, AI Guru can scope a separate engagement.

Is my business data safe in these AI tools?+

We cover this directly in the session — which tools to use for sensitive data, when to use enterprise-tier accounts, what never to paste into a public AI tool, and how to set basic AI usage policies for your team.

What's the format and duration?+

Three hours, demo-heavy. Less theory, more live examples relevant to Surat business reality — textile, diamond, manufacturing, trading, and professional services. Includes a 15-minute break.

How much does it cost?+

Pilot pricing for Surat is ₹999 per attendee. When we partner with a chamber or association, member tickets are typically subsidised or free — depends on the host. Corporate group rates available for teams of 3+.

What's the ROI? Will I see business impact?+

The workshop is the introduction, not the implementation. You'll leave with a 30-day adoption plan and a free 30-min Business AI Assessment offer. Real impact comes from acting on what you learn — most owners who follow through see operational time savings within 30–60 days. AI Guru also offers paid implementation engagements if you want to move faster.

Will this be run in other cities?+

Surat is the pilot. Based on response and partner interest, we plan to extend to Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Anand, and other MSME-dense cities in 2026. If you'd like to host in your city, tell us.

Led by

Ritesh Vajariya, Founder of AI Guru

Ritesh has spent nearly two decades in AI, cloud, and enterprise technology — including leadership roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cerebras Systems, and Bloomberg. Through AI Guru he has shipped 20 AI products into production across 9 industries and trained 100,000+ professionals across 4 continents.

Originally from Gujarat and now based out of Princeton, NJ, USA, Ritesh works closely with chambers, associations, and family businesses to bring AI to MSMEs in a language they actually use — focused on revenue, cost, operations, and ROI, not jargon.

Western India is AI Guru's home delivery base — operations are run from Ahmedabad and institutional ties are deepest across Gujarat, MP, and Maharashtra. Global HQ is in Princeton, NJ.

Part of

AI Guru's India Workshop Series · 2026

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