Claude Cowork 101: Put AI to Work in Your Business

What if you could give AI a task instead of having a long back-and-forth chat about it?

For our first AI for Small Business Meetup NC, we're taking a practical look at Claude Cowork — Anthropic's tool for getting AI to work on tasks with you.

This will be a simple introduction designed for business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals. No technical background is needed.

We'll look at:

• What Claude Cowork is and how it differs from regular AI chat
• What kinds of business tasks it's useful for
• How to set up and give it a task
• A few real examples of what you can do with it
• Where it works well — and where you still need to be careful
• How to start using it in your own work

The teaching portion will be short and practical. The rest of the meetup is about meeting people and answering your questions.

## Agenda

Location: Pullen Community Center, room 112A

30 minutes — Networking
Meet other local business owners, entrepreneurs, and people interested in practical uses of AI.

30 minutes — Claude Cowork 101
A straightforward introduction and live demonstration.

40 minutes — Open Q&A, discussion, networking
Ask questions about Cowork, Claude, ChatGPT, AI agents, automation, or a problem you're trying to solve in your own business.

## Who should come?

Anyone interested in using AI for real business work.

You don't need to know anything about AI agents or Claude before coming.

And if you're already using these tools, come share what you've learned and meet other people doing the same.

Come meet some people, see what Cowork can do, and leave with ideas you can put to use in your own business.