October 19, 2026 – The Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce and MillikinWORKS are partnering to offer a five-session workshop series designed to help business owners, managers and professionals use artificial intelligence safely, productively and effectively.
The AI for Business series begins Thursday, October 22, with a session titled “AI for Business Essentials.” The workshop runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Decatur Public Library.
The series will cover practical applications of artificial intelligence in everyday business operations, including marketing and content development, strategic planning, customer discovery, cybersecurity, and financial analysis and decision-making. Participants can register for individual sessions or attend the full series.
The five workshops are scheduled as follows:
- October 22: AI for Business Essentials.- Decatur Public Library.
- November 3: AI for Marketing, Content and Design. – Millikin University.
- November 19: AI for Strategic Planning and Customer Discovery. – Decatur Public Library.
- December 3: AI Safety and Cybersecurity. – Millikin University.
- December 17: AI for Financial Analysis and Decision-Making. – Decatur Public Library.
Each workshop is a two-hour afternoon session, scheduled from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop.
The program is intended to help attendees develop practical artificial intelligence skills they can apply immediately in their work, use AI to support marketing, planning, research and financial decisions, and understand how to use the technology responsibly while reducing risks to their organizations and data.
Registration costs $50 per session for Decatur Regional Chamber members and $100 per session for non-members. The full five-session series costs $250 for chamber members and $500 for non-members.
Participants who attend all five workshops will receive a joint Certificate of Participation from Millikin University and the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The workshop series is a collaboration between the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce and MillikinWORKS, part of the university’s Center for Entrepreneurship.
Registration for individual sessions or the full series is available at decaturchamber.com.
