Stop doing by hand what a machine can do for you
Automate & Grow shows small business owners exactly which AI tools to pick, how to install them without a tech team, and how to wire up your invoicing, leads, scheduling, and customer comms — so your business runs leaner while you focus on the work only you can do.
"I don't teach you automation theory — I hand you the exact tools, decisions, and steps to make repetitive work vanish from your week for good."— Scott Woodward
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Connect and automate at least three core business workflows (e.g. invoicing, lead follow-up, scheduling) using no-code AI tools
- Evaluate, select, and safely install AI automation software suited to your specific business type and budget
- Build a live AI-powered customer communication system that handles enquiries and follow-ups without manual input
- Identify and eliminate your business's top five time-draining repetitive tasks using targeted automation recipes
- Measure ROI on each automation and produce a simple dashboard that tracks hours saved and revenue impact
- Create a repeatable 'automation playbook' so you or any team member can roll out new AI tools confidently in the future
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 23 lessons
Automation Foundations: Think Like a Streamlined Operator
Builds the mindset and vocabulary non-technical owners need before touching any tool, and maps their personal time-drain landscape.
- 1.1Why Small Businesses Win With AutomationIncluded
- 1.2Spot Your Top 5 Time-Draining TasksIncluded
- 1.3How AI Automation Actually Works (No Tech Degree Needed)Included
- 1.4Your Automation Roadmap: Prioritising What to Tackle FirstIncluded
Choosing and Installing the Right Tools
Guides learners through evaluating, selecting, and safely setting up AI automation software that fits their budget and business.
- 2.1The No-Code Tool Landscape: What's Out ThereIncluded
- 2.2Evaluating Tools: Budget, Security, and FitIncluded
- 2.3Installing and Connecting Your First ToolIncluded
- 2.4Troubleshooting and Testing Before You Go LiveIncluded
Automating Your Core Business Workflows
Delivers hands-on automation builds across the three highest-impact workflow areas for small businesses.
- 3.1Automating Invoicing and Payment Follow-UpIncluded
- 3.2Automating Lead Capture and Follow-UpIncluded
- 3.3Automating Scheduling and Appointment ManagementIncluded
- 3.4Connecting Workflows Together: Multi-Step Automation RecipesIncluded
Building Your AI-Powered Customer Communication System
Teaches learners to design and launch a live AI system that handles customer enquiries and follow-ups end-to-end without manual effort.
- 4.1Designing Your Customer Communication FlowIncluded
- 4.2Setting Up an AI Chatbot or Auto-ResponderIncluded
- 4.3Automating Follow-Up Sequences Across Email and SMSIncluded
- 4.4Testing, Refining, and Going LiveIncluded
Measuring ROI and Proving the Value of Automation
Equips learners to track hours saved and revenue impact with a simple live dashboard tied to each automation.
- 5.1What to Measure: The Right Automation MetricsIncluded
- 5.2Building Your Automation ROI DashboardIncluded
- 5.3Reading Your Data and Making Smarter DecisionsIncluded
Building Your Automation Playbook for Long-Term Growth
Consolidates everything into a documented, repeatable playbook so learners — and any team member — can confidently roll out new AI tools forever.
- 6.1Documenting Your Automations: Creating Standard Operating ProceduresIncluded
- 6.2Training Your Team to Use and Maintain AutomationsIncluded
- 6.3Scaling Up: Adding New Automations as Your Business GrowsIncluded
- 6.4Your 90-Day Automation Action PlanIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
The solo service provider
You're the only one in your business, which means every invoice, follow-up, and booking eats into time you should be billing — automation gives you your hours back.
The growing trades business owner
Your business has grown fast but your admin hasn't kept up — this programme helps you automate the back-office chaos without hiring another person.
The office manager
You're the one holding everything together for a small team, and you need reliable systems — not more apps — to stop repetitive tasks from falling through the cracks.
The retail or hospitality operator
Customer enquiries, bookings, and follow-ups never stop — you'll build automated comms and scheduling that handle the volume without burning out your team.
The established consultant or freelancer
You've got the clients and the expertise, but your lead pipeline and invoicing are still manual — automate the unsexy stuff so you can focus on the work that pays.
The small agency or studio owner
You manage clients, projects, and a small team at once — this programme helps you build the operational backbone that lets you scale without the chaos scaling with you.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Scott Woodward
I know what your Tuesday afternoon looks like. You've got a lead who enquired three days ago and still hasn't heard back from you. There's an invoice that's two weeks overdue because you forgot to follow up. Your calendar has a double-booking. And somewhere in a browser tab you haven't closed, there's a tool someone recommended that promises to fix all of it — but you haven't had time to figure out if it's actually right for your business.
You're not disorganised. You're not bad at running a business. You're just doing too many things by hand that don't need a human hand anymore.
That's the exact problem Automate & Grow is built to solve. I created this programme because the standard advice — "just use automation!" — is useless without someone showing you which tools are worth your time, how to evaluate them against your budget and security requirements, and how to actually wire them into the way your business already works. Theory doesn't save you hours. A working automation running in your real business does.
Everything in this programme is taught the way I'd explain it to a sharp business owner sitting across from me: no jargon, no detours into tech concepts you'll never use, just the decisions you need to make and the buttons you need to click. We cover the workflows that eat small business time the most — invoicing, lead follow-up, scheduling, customer communication — and we build them live, step by step. Then we measure what they're actually saving you, because you deserve to see the ROI in black and white, not just feel like things are a bit less chaotic.
By the end, you'll have a working automation stack, a dashboard that tracks hours saved and revenue impact, and a playbook your whole team can use to keep building long after the programme is done. You'll also have something harder to quantify but just as valuable: the confidence to look at any repetitive task in your business and know exactly how to make it disappear.
If you're ready to stop being the bottleneck in your own business, this is where we start.
— Scott Woodward
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