Government-supported program
A practical, government-supported program helping South Australian small and family businesses adopt AI safely, confidently, and with real business impact.
The AI Capability Pilot Program is an initiative of the Government of South Australia's Office for Small and Family Business, delivered as part of the South Australian Small Business Strategy 2023–2030.
Proudly delivered by simplefy.ai, this program is designed to support South Australian small and family businesses to build practical AI capability, improve productivity, and adopt artificial intelligence in safe, responsible, and commercially meaningful ways.
How it works
AI is already reshaping how businesses operate but for many small and family businesses, adoption feels risky, confusing, or out of reach. Eligible participants will undergo the following activities, which follow a structured, three-part model designed to deliver immediate value while building lasting capability.
A hands-on group activation session where you and other participants from different businesses work directly with the simplefy.ai team to:
Post build-day coaching and tailored support across 2–3 sessions. Use these hours however your business needs them:
Participants receive 6 months of access to simplefy.ai's support community, Slack group channel and evergreen AI resource hub, providing:
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Get started
The current intake is full. Join the waitlist and we'll contact you when a future intake opens.
Additional team members can join – $175 per person for an AI Build Day, or $250 per person added into the AI 1:1 Coaching.
Why register
The program is an initiative of the Government of South Australia's Office for Small and Family Business with limited spaces available to eligible businesses in South Australia. This program gives you practical support to understand, apply, and adopt AI in ways that make sense for your business.
With active guidance & coaching, our team will help you create your own AI agents, automated workflows and AI solutions tailored to your business' and team's needs.
Learn practical prompting and effective context-engineering techniques so AI tools understand your business and utilise relevant context, not just generic instructions.
Build foundational knowledge of AI governance, data privacy, and responsible use so adoption is confident, ethical, and aligned with your obligations.
Map out where AI can remove friction, save you time, and streamline your business operations, then learn how to refine & prioritise as part of your AI strategy.
Eligibility
This program is for South Australian small and family businesses that meet the following criteria. We are committed to ensuring equitable access for regional businesses, First Nations businesses, women-led businesses, culturally diverse owners and business owners living with disability in South Australia.
Is South Australian based & operated.
Has an active ABN, registered for GST and a non-tax-exempt business.
Have less than 20 full-time equivalent employees.
Have potential for AI gains in accordance with the program objectives.
Capable of making a financial co-contribution to join the program.
FAQs
No prior AI experience is needed, but some foundational AI literacy is essential. To help with this, we assess your baseline knowledge during intake, and if gaps are identified, we recommend completing either TAFE SA's AI Essentials or Google's AI Essentials before starting. This ensures you're ready to make the most of the build days and tailored coaching.
No. This is an AI activation program for SA businesses, funded & supported by the South Australian Government to provide equitable access to AI expertise & practical capability uplift with hands-on building and tailored coaching.
Once you have been accepted into the program, you will participate in a four-hour Build Day, followed by 2-3 scheduled coaching sessions (up to 5 hours) and be provided ongoing support, resources and community access for 6 months.
Yes. Participants make a small co-contribution ($150) as part of the program, subsidised by the grant allocation, helping ensure commitment and value. Government grant funding only covers one participant per business. Additional team members are welcome to join – $175 per person (ex GST) for an AI Build Day, and/or $250 per person (ex GST) to add team members to the main participant's AI 1:1 Coaching calls.
Yes, absolutely. The program is delivered statewide with a combination of regional (in-person) build-days & online coaching, ensuring access across South Australia's greater metropolitan & regional businesses.
You'll be guided through an eligibility and readiness check before any commitment is made. Once eligibility is confirmed, you will be taken through a quick onboarding process to book in your build-day and schedule your coaching sessions.
Yes, multiple participants can join the build days, coaching and community access; however, the Government grant funding only covers one participant per business. Additional team members are welcome to join – $175 per person (ex GST) for an AI Build Day, and/or $250 per person (ex GST) to add team members to the main participant's AI 1:1 Coaching calls.
The simplefy.ai team can provide guidance & discuss alternative support options outside the program. We will do our best to help all on their AI journey.
simplefy.ai is the sole delivery partner for the AI Capability Pilot Program, helping small and family businesses across South Australia build real AI capability. Intakes fill fast. Sign up to hear about future programs and initiatives.
Registration
The current intake is full. Leave your name and email and we'll contact you when a future intake opens.