Yes. The account, content, events, and tools are all free. AI for Growth is a national initiative backed by government and industry. The whole point is to help UK businesses adopt AI, not to sell you something.

I don't know anything about AI. Is this for me?

Absolutely. Most people using this started exactly where you are. Everything is designed for business owners, not tech experts. If you can use email, you can use the tools and content here.

How much time does this take?

As much or as little as you want. Some people check in for ten minutes a week. Others attend events and work through guides. There's no curriculum and no deadlines. Dip in when it suits you.

What sectors do you cover?

We're building content for retail, manufacturing, professional services, construction, and admin and support services, with more sectors to come. But the site is open to all sectors, and a lot of AI use cases work across different types of business.

Will AI replace my staff?

We're not going to pretend the question doesn't exist. In most of the businesses we've worked with, AI handles repetitive tasks and frees people up to do more valuable work. Some roles will change. But the businesses getting ahead are the ones investing in their people alongside the technology, not instead of them.

For UK businesses

AI can help your business do more. We'll show you how to get started.

Create a free account and you get the three AI tools, every session recording, and all the guides, in one place on this site. No technical knowledge needed, and nothing to install.

Takes less than two minutes. No credit card. No commitment.

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What you get

Four things a free account gets you.

01
Three AI tools, free to use
The AI Strategy Generator, the AI Security Healthcheck, and the Reskilling Navigator. Each one asks a handful of questions about your business and hands back something you can act on this week.
02
Every recording, on demand
Missed a session, or found us afterwards? The full library of past sessions is yours, with chapters so you can skip to the ten minutes that matter.
03
A place for your own results
Your tool runs are kept, so you can compare this month's Security Healthcheck against the last one, or pick up a strategy where you left it.
04
Free live sessions
Regular sessions with UK businesses that have adopted AI, covering what they tried, what went wrong, and what they'd do differently. Registering takes the same free account.

What's inside

Written for people who run businesses, not people who build AI systems.

The guides are written for business owners, not tech teams. Read one when you have ten minutes, and come back when you're ready for the next step. There's no curriculum and no deadline.

The sessions feature UK businesses that have adopted AI and are willing to be honest about what went wrong as well as what went right. Every one is recorded, so finding us afterwards costs you nothing.

And it gives you somewhere to come back to as your AI use develops, with your tool results kept alongside each other, rather than a one-time training session you'll have forgotten by the following week.

Everything here is free for UK businesses. No membership fee, no technical background, and no week-long time commitment. If you can use email, you can use all of it.

You're not starting from scratch. Neither is anyone else.

Most people using this started exactly where you are: curious about AI, not sure where to begin, and slightly overwhelmed by the volume of noise around it.

Everything here was built with business owners who tried something, figured out whether it worked, and were willing to say so. That's more useful than any course.

You don't need a tech background or a dedicated IT function. You need a specific problem in your business that takes up more time than it should, and a willingness to try one thing and see if it helps.

Getting started

Getting started takes two minutes.

1
Create your account
Name, company, email. No password to set, no credit card, and you stay on this site.
2
Find your starting point
Run the AI Strategy Generator, or watch a recording. If you're not sure where to begin, the Strategy Generator is the ten minutes best spent.
3
Take one step
Pick one task in your business that costs more time than it should, and try one thing on it for a week. Re-run the tool afterwards to see what moved. That's the whole method. Everything else follows from there.

Takes less than two minutes. No credit card. No commitment.

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Led by people who get it

The SME Pillar is co-chaired by two people who've built businesses from the ground up.

Nick Harding
Co-Chair, SME Pillar · CEO, Fifty One Degrees
Nick is CEO of Fifty One Degrees, an AI consultancy that helps small businesses get AI working in practice. His team has implemented AI for businesses across retail, professional services, and manufacturing, so he knows what actually works at SME scale, not just what sounds good in a pitch deck.
Kai Feller
Co-Chair, SME Pillar · CEO, Cyberstaff · Former CEO, Bark.com
Kai is CEO of Cyberstaff and former CEO of Bark.com, one of the UK's most successful marketplace platforms. He's built technology businesses from the ground up and understands the real challenges SMEs face when adopting new tools, from budget constraints and time pressure to scepticism about whether it's worth the effort.

Common questions

What people usually want to know.

Part of something bigger

This free account is part of a national initiative, not a startup's side project.

AI for Growth was launched by Founders Forum Group and Accenture in February 2026. Its founding partner network spans frontier AI companies, large corporates, reskilling specialists, and infrastructure providers, all contributing technology, content, expertise, or reach.

Supporting UK SMEs sits at the centre of the initiative's work. This site is the most direct way AI for Growth delivers on its purpose: helping UK businesses adopt AI practically, securely, and at scale.