Small business adoption of artificial intelligence has accelerated sharply over the past two years, yet a significant gap remains between the technology available and the ability of most business owners to put it to use. A free three-day virtual training event scheduled for late April aims to address that gap directly, offering structured instruction on more than eighteen AI applications across marketing, sales, and business operations.
The AI for Business Summit will run from Wednesday, April 29 through Friday, May 1, 2026, with daily sessions held on Zoom between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. The event is open to entrepreneurs, small business owners, marketers, and sales professionals at no charge. Registration is currently open.
Organizers have assembled a speaker lineup drawn from backgrounds in executive leadership, television media, and high-revenue sales consulting. Francis Ablola, a four-time Inc 5000 chief executive who got his start in business at the age of nineteen working with motivational speaker Jim Rohn, is both the host and lead organizer. Dolmar Cross, who gained a national television profile through his recurring role on the A&E property series Zombie House Flipping Tampa, will present sessions focused on how AI tools are being applied to real estate deal sourcing and investment analysis. Richard Dunn, whose career in high-ticket sales has produced documented revenue exceeding one hundred million dollars, will lead instruction on pairing AI-driven lead qualification systems with established closing methodologies. The broader lineup includes additional specialists covering paid media strategy, email and SMS campaign automation, content production, sales funnel design, and virtual assistant workflows.
Each session has been structured around immediate application. Rather than theoretical overviews, presenters will walk attendees through specific tools, templates, and step-by-step workflows intended for same-week implementation.
“Most business owners I talk to already understand that AI is going to reshape how they operate. What they lack is a clear starting point,” said Francis Ablola. “That is the problem this event was built to solve. Every session is designed so that someone with no technical background can walk away with something they can use in their business that same day.”
The summit has a documented track record that lends weight to those claims. Previous editions have drawn more than sixty thousand registered participants, a figure that positions it among the largest free virtual training programmes focused specifically on AI for business use. Ablola noted that the 2026 programme has been expanded and restructured to reflect how quickly the AI tool landscape has evolved since the previous summit.
“The tools available to a small business owner today are dramatically more capable than what existed even twelve months ago,” Ablola said. “We rebuilt large portions of the curriculum from scratch to make sure every session reflects what is actually working right now, not what worked last year.”
Individuals who are not available during the live broadcast window are still encouraged to register. According to organisers, future summit dates will be published on the same registration page once the April event concludes, ensuring ongoing access for those who discover the event after the live dates have passed.
Registration is available at no cost at https://go.aiforbusiness.com/summit?_go=nkhxvp
