🧠Personal Productivity · Step-by-step guide

Grant and licence applications in 2 hours instead of 3 days

A small venue connected ChatGPT to its Gmail, Slack and Google Drive. It gathers documents, spots what's missing and converts files, so paperwork-heavy applications are done fast.

⏱️ About 1 hour🎯 Easy💵 ChatGPT business plan pricing (per user per month)📋 7 steps
💬 ChatGPT
🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll connect ChatGPT to your email and files so it can pull together applications, reports and documents in hours instead of days.

⚡ One-click install

Checked install pages (app stores, official sites and template pages): tap to get it straight away.

🧰 Before you start

⏱️ Time neededAbout 1 hour
💵 Rough costChatGPT business plan pricing (per user per month)

🪜 Step by step

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  1. 1
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    Install ChatGPT

    Use the install buttons for your phone, or open chatgpt.com on your computer.

  2. 2
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    Connect your apps

    In ChatGPT settings, find the apps/connectors section and connect Gmail, Google Drive and Slack. Sign in to each.

  3. 3
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    Gather documents for a task

    Ask ChatGPT to find everything needed for an application (prompt below).

  4. 4
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    Spot what's missing

    Ask it to compare what you have with the requirements and list gaps.

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    Draft and convert

    Ask it to draft answers and convert files into the formats required.

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    Review and submit yourself

    Check everything carefully; you submit, not the AI.

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    Reuse for reports

    Use the same approach for monthly business summaries from sales and stock data.

💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 Prepare an application
I need to prepare [application, e.g. a business licence renewal / a grant application] for [organisation].
Requirements: [paste the requirements or link].
1. Search my Gmail and Google Drive for relevant documents and list what you found with links.
2. Tell me what's missing.
3. Draft answers for each written section in British English, using facts from our documents only.
4. List any files that need converting and into which format.
💬 Monthly business snapshot
Using [sales report, POS export, accountant's report] in my Drive, give me a 1-page summary of this month: revenue, top products, costs, cash position, anything unusual, and 3 suggested actions.

⚠️ Tips & common mistakes

🌟 Why it's worth it

💡 Why it mattersSaves the team 10-15 hours a week while opening a second location.
🏷️ Real exampleThe Den (family social club).
🔌 Connects to:ChatGPT WorkGmailSlackGoogle Drive
📰 Found via Source: OpenAI: The Den frees up 10-15 hours a week ↗

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