Free · no signup to start · built for South Dakota businesses
Learn to actually use AI at work.
AI Fundamentals for Business is a free 40-minute course in plain English: what these tools really are, how to get good work out of them, and how to keep your data safe. Finish it and earn a certificate — the kind South Dakota’s AI grant pays your business $1,000 per employee for.
Start the free courseSix modules · about 40 minutes · works on your phone
40 minutes, not a semester
Six short modules with copy-paste prompts you run on real work as you go.
The safety part included
Hallucinations, data privacy, and a one-page AI policy for your team.
A certificate that pays
Each employee who finishes earns a named certificate your business can claim under the state grant.
What’s in the course
- 1What AI actually isWhat these tools actually do, what they're great at, and the one thing to never trust blindly.6 min
- 2Prompting that worksBrief it like a new hire: four parts that turn vague asks into useful drafts.6 min
- 3Everyday business winsThe five places AI pays off first — each with a prompt you can steal.7 min
- 4Hands-on walkthroughsThree real exercises with your own material: an email, an SOP, and your numbers.7 min
- 5Risks and guardrailsMade-up facts, data privacy, and a one-page AI policy for your team.5 min
- 6Make it stickThe two-week habit, your certificate, and the state money that comes with it.5 min
Free course. Paid certificate — literally.
South Dakota’s AI grant includes an AI Awareness category: when your employees complete a free AI-literacy course that ends in a certificate, the state pays your business $1,000 per employee, up to $10,000. This course qualifies. Have your team take it, then let us walk you through the 10-minute application.
See the funding detailsWho built this
EdgeTeam is a South Dakota company that helps businesses find where AI delivers real ROI and then implement it — knowledge systems, custom AI agents, and hands-on team training. This course is free because AI-literate businesses are better clients, better employers, and better for the state. No account required; we only ask for your details if you want the certificate.