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Building an AI Business: From Idea to Impact

AI is transforming business as we know it – unlocking speed, scale and innovation. Whether you're building your first start-up or harnessing AI from within your organisation, this practical insight course will equip you with the tools you need to seize its full potential.

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Course impact

Launch your first AI venture

From identifying market needs, to building AI-driven products or services, to navigating the complexities of AI startups, this course will help you think differently about what the technology can do. You’ll leave with a complete AI business plan, and a strategic blueprint to validate and launch your idea.

  • Understand how AI shapes business models, so you can design smart, scalable ventures.

  • Learn to apply AI to real business challenges and opportunities.

  • Develop a practical, future-facing skillset that sharpens your entrepreneurial edge.

  • Explore how AI can power innovation – whether you're launching a venture or driving change from within.

  • Gain clarity on the capabilities, risks and limitations of AI

  • Sharpen your entrepreneurial instincts, with a full understanding of AI and the ability to spot opportunities others miss.

  • Connect with a dynamic cohort and get a springboard for your vision and ideas.

Who attends

Right for you

This course is for aspiring entrepreneurs and management-level professionals eager to harness AI to create value-driven products, streamline operations, and drive meaningful impact – whether they’re launching an idea or innovating from within an organisation.

Course content

From insight to impact

Cut through the hype and learn how to apply AI in ways that drive business value – moving from ideas to execution with clarity and speed.

Master the principles and possibilities of AI – and learn how to apply them to your business challenges.

  • Ideating: Form high-impact ideas that leverage AI to create gains in your market.

  • Protecting: Understand how to build AI ventures, including IP creation and protection strategies.

  • Accelerating: Explore cutting-edge Generative AI tools that streamline startup creation – minimising cost and maximising speed.

  • Validating: Achieve rapid product/market fit by aligning features with your buyers’ needs, value exchange and your unit economics.

  • Strategising: Master market entry strategies and competitive analysis for AI ventures, including pricing and your business model.

  • Launching: Leave the course with a comprehensive business plan framework to launch your enterprise.

Our faculty

Experts in the field

Absorb the experience and passion of our faculty, who combine academic research with real-world business expertise.

How to apply

Submit your application through our online application form.

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Fees

The fee for the programme is £495.*

We offer a 25% discount for London Business School Alumni and for those who complete four eligible Certificate in Management or Finance programmes.

For more information on what the programme fee covers, please speak to our Client Relationship Manager.

*Fees are subject to change.

Contact us

Whether you are an individual or an organisation/group looking for a course, get in touch and we can help find the best solution for you.

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