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Research on how small businesses actually run.
Reported, data-backed articles on the pressures facing owners, what is working, and where it goes wrong. Every figure traced to its source. No hype.
AI for SMBsSeptember 3, 2026
How to bring AI into a small business without getting burned: a step-by-step guide
The research on AI adoption keeps pointing to the same sequence. Here it is, step by step: from getting the data honest to vetting a vendor and proving a pilot.
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What small businesses are actually doing about the squeeze, and where it goes wrong
Small business capital is moving into AI at the fastest pace in years. The evidence on what works is real. So is the evidence on how most of it fails.
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The Main Street squeeze: why small businesses in 2026 can no longer hire or price their way out
Small business owners are more optimistic than in a year, and less certain than almost ever. The data on labor, inflation, and technology explains why.
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