Working with OpenAI, Beacon will bring access to AI certifications and job-connected training to 500,000 Main Street workers across small businesses this year

Beacon Software, the permanent home for great vertical market software solutions serving Main Street businesses, today announced plans to offer OpenAI Certifications across its customer network. Together, the two companies aim to equip small businesses with the practical AI skills that can support productivity and strengthen the communities they serve.

“Main Street is the heartbeat of our communities—local businesses, first responders, and schools that touch all of our lives every day. At Beacon, our software businesses have the opportunity to serve these communities with great technology everyday and believe they deserve equal access to cutting-edge tools as the world’s largest corporations. We are inspired by what Fidji and the OpenAI team are building with their Academy to empower broad access to AI education. With their help, we are seeking to democratize AI across the network of Beacon Software company customers, so that innovation belongs to everyone.”

– Nilam Ganenthiran, Founder & CEO, Beacon Software

In collaboration with OpenAI, Beacon will help make OpenAI Certifications available to organizations and customers across its portfolio, including College Kickstart, Let’s Camp, PowerUp Sports and MAP Policy Partners.

About Beacon Software

Beacon Software is a Toronto-based permanent capital holding company dedicated to transforming vertical market software and serving as a technology partner for Main Street businesses, colleges, schools, and government services across the United States and Canada. Its diverse portfolio of companies supports organizations as varied as insurance providers, first responders, and universities. Founded by entrepreneurs Nilam Ganenthiran and Divyahans Gupta, Beacon is committed to empowering local institutions with technology that drives growth, efficiency, and inclusion.

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"At Beacon, our software businesses have the opportunity to serve [Main Street] with great technology everyday and believe they deserve equal access to cutting-edge tools as the world’s largest corporations." – Nilam Ganenthiran