AI onboarding for SMEs
Start AI with one useful workflow, not a company-wide guessing game.
Digid helps Canadian businesses choose a practical AI use case, set safe operating rules, train the first users, and decide whether the next step is funding, automation, cloud implementation, governance, or a smaller pilot.
Operating rule
Adoption starts with a workflow.
Tools come second. The first decision is which process should improve, who will use AI, and what evidence proves the change is worth keeping.
Who this is for.
This is for teams that need practical adoption, not a generic AI presentation.
- Owners or operators who know AI matters but do not know where to start.
- Teams using ChatGPT informally without data, privacy, or quality rules.
- Businesses considering Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, CRM AI, RAG, agents, or automation.
- Companies that need an AI roadmap before BDC LIFT, DMAP/TDP, SR&ED, training, or implementation.
The onboarding path.
A small first win is more useful than a broad AI strategy that nobody can operate.
01
Workflow selection
Pick one practical business workflow instead of asking the whole company to “use AI.”
02
Policy and guardrails
Define what staff can use, what data stays out, what needs review, and who owns risk.
03
Pilot and training
Run a small pilot, train the team around real tasks, and measure whether the workflow improves.
04
Implementation path
Decide whether the next step is automation, RAG, cloud/data work, governance, funding review, or wait.
What Digid produces
A first AI operating plan your team can actually use.
The output is a practical onboarding path: target workflow, first-user group, tool/data boundaries, training needs, governance gaps, and whether funding or implementation support is worth pursuing now.
Possible routes after onboarding
- AI + funding assessment
- BDC LIFT readiness or DMAP/TDP plan
- SR&ED evidence planning for experimental work
- RAG, automation, cloud, or CRM implementation
- PECB or bridge training for governance
Start with a readiness check.
If your team is using AI informally or considering an AI project, the assessment gives Digid enough context to route the next step.