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Small Business Learning Series
Your business depends on technology every day. You deserve to understand what you are paying for, how your information is protected, and which new tools are worth your attention.
The EdwardsCG Small Business Learning Series starts with the basics and builds toward cloud services, AI, automation, and modern applications. One practical topic at a time, in plain language.
This series is for small business owners, office managers, and team leaders who make technology decisions without an IT background. If you have ever wondered what a vendor is talking about, whether your files are safe, or how AI could actually help your team, you are in the right place.
Built with businesses in Jacksonville, Swansboro, and the surrounding eastern North Carolina communities in mind, the lessons are useful wherever you work. No coding experience or special software is needed to follow along.
The series begins Monday, September 21, 2026. New articles will be published here on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern. Each week covers three connected topics, with familiar business examples, clear explanations, and practical questions to bring back to your own business.
Follow along each week or read at your own pace. The articles will stay available so you can revisit a topic or share it with your team.
From the basics to your next step
We will begin with the technology already in your business, then build the understanding you need to evaluate new options with confidence.
Start with the devices, accounts, software, and connections you already use. Understand what they do, who controls them, and how they fit together.
Learn what the cloud means, how online services differ from software in your office, and what to ask about cost, reliability, access, and switching providers.
Build everyday habits around passwords, phishing, updates, and access. Explore who can use your data, where it is stored, and who is responsible for protecting it.
Find out what large language models are, what AI tools can and cannot do, and how to try a useful business task while protecting information and checking the results.
Explore automation, ways for applications to share information, and how to move from aging software to modern tools without losing sight of your daily operations.
Understand backups, recovery, and keeping the business running when technology fails. Build the questions and priorities you need for your next technology investment.
Put your learning into practice
The detailed articles live here on edwardscg.com/learn. The companion portal at learn.edwardscg.com gives you a simple way to check your understanding after reading.
After the Friday article is published and that week is ready, its knowledge check becomes available. The Friday article will include a direct link, or you can choose a released week in the portal.
Explore the learning portalChoose a weekly check for eight questions about that week's three articles.
Choose a cumulative check to revisit topics from the selected week and every earlier released week.
See an explanation, a practical takeaway, and related reading. There is no timer or account to create. Retry whenever you like; refreshing the page starts a new attempt.
Launch: Monday, September 21 at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Week 1 begins September 21, 2026, with follow-up articles on September 23 and 25. This page will be your starting point for the articles, organized by week as they are published. The first knowledge check is planned for Friday, September 25, after all three articles are published.
Looking for deeper technical articles? Visit the EdwardsCG technical blog.