SME Founders

As an SME founder, you are juggling growth, operations, and client delivery. Public Skills Hub helps you work smarter on two fronts: using AI tools to save time on day-to-day tasks, and building the capability to win public sector contracts.

Our AI guides show you how to use tools like ChatGPT and Copilot for drafting proposals, summarising documents, and managing correspondence — without risking your data or your reputation. Our procurement guides walk you through the public sector buying process and help you avoid the mistakes that commonly disqualify smaller businesses.

The Procurement Readiness Checker and Bid Compliance Checklist are designed specifically for businesses preparing their first public sector bid.

**Common questions you face:** Which AI tool gives me the best return on a tight budget? Can a 5-person business realistically win a public sector contract? How much paperwork is involved in a tender? Should I form a consortium with another SME to bid? Our Choosing an AI Assistant for UK Workplaces, Procurement Basics for Beginners, and Consortium Bids and Subcontracting guides answer each in plain English.

**Where to start:** For AI: run the AI Readiness Checker, then adopt the Workplace AI Policy template (yes, even a 5-person business benefits from one). For procurement: run the Procurement Readiness Checker, then use the Supplier Tender Readiness Checklist before investing time in your first response. Both are free and take under 15 minutes each.