The EU AI Act: What Small Businesses & Startups Need to Know Before It Catches You Out

Does the EU AI Act actually apply to your small business? In this free live masterclass, Sooz Young (Technology Coaching) and Alba Sort (AI Governance Expert) break down exactly what the EU AI Act means for small businesses and startups, in plain English, no legal jargon. You'll learn what the Act actually is, how it's different from GDPR, why it applies no matter where your business is registered, and you'll work through a live readiness check to find out exactly where you stand, and what to do next. Take the EU AI Act Readiness Check yourself (free): https://allmylink.me/euaiactquiz Get the EU AI Act Compliance Templates Bundle (£97): https://go.technologycoachingonline.c... Join the EU AI Act Compliance Sprint (live 4-session group course): https://go.technologycoachingonline.c... Book a 1:1 call about EU AI Act consultancy: https://tidycal.com/technologycoachin... Connect with Sooz on LinkedIn:   / soozyoung   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome & meet Sooz and Alba 08:32 What the EU AI Act actually is (and how it's different from GDPR) 15:24 Why it matters now: the digital trust economy 20:33 Launching the live EU AI Act Readiness Check 22:31 Part 1: EU AI Act Applicability 24:08 Part 2: Know What You Have 28:28 Part 3: Set The Guardrails 37:08 Part 4: Make It Stick 42:39 Understanding your results and your tier 50:07 How we can support you: templates, the compliance sprint & 1:1 consultancy 53:33 Key takeaways 56:26 Thank you & what happens next Who this is for: small business owners, solopreneurs, and startup founders using AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc, or AI voice and chatbot tools, who want to know if the EU AI Act applies to them and what to actually do about it. About your hosts: Sooz Young is the founder of Technology Coaching, based in Glasgow, and has trained over 3,000 people in AI and automation since 2019. Alba Sort is a certified AI Governance Professional specialising in helping businesses understand and apply AI legislation in practical terms. If this helped, subscribe for more free digital skills training, and drop your EU AI Act questions in the comments, we read and get back to every one. #EUAIAct #AICompliance #SmallBusinessAI