Wednesday, November 04, 2026
Revenue's up but your own pay still isn't? Mike Michalowicz's Profit First method flips the order so growth finally reaches your pocket.
You can pay a few hundred dollars for an AI workshop in New Zealand, or several thousand. The price tells you very little. What matters is whether you walk out on Monday with one task handed to a tool, or with a folder of notes and a faint sense of guilt.
Disclosure: Simple-Growth publishes this guide and runs AI sessions for owners, so we have an interest. We have not claimed any option is better. Prices below are the public ones we could open, checked 6 November 2026. Confirm with each provider before you book.
Two published examples show how wide the range is.
That is roughly a 36 times difference. Neither is right or wrong. A short session suits an owner who wants to try the tools. A longer programme suits a leadership team that needs to change how work is done.
The ticket price is the small number. The large one is the tool you pay for every month and never use. Before you compare workshops, ask what you want to stop doing by the end of the month. If you cannot name a task, any workshop will feel interesting and change nothing.
Two public schemes are worth asking your Regional Business Partner about.
Funding rules change, and a workshop is not automatically eligible. Ask before you pay, not after.
If you want to start before you spend anything, the free two-minute ME4SME AI audit at me4sme.com shows where an AI tool is most likely to save you time. If you would rather talk it through, book a free 30-minute call with Kevin.
Prices and funding rules were taken from the pages linked above on 6 November 2026. We have not independently verified provider claims.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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