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New federal data shows AI use rising faster at larger companies than at many of the nation’s smallest businesses, raising concerns that Main Street could fall behind as AI becomes a core business tool.

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Zentra Oak LLC is widening its website development services for small and service-based businesses, targeting owners with no professional site or an outdated online presence.

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Illinois posted $1.2 trillion in GDP in 2025, but small business optimism still lagged the national average, underscoring a widening gap between the state’s headline growth and Main Street conditions.

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New U.S. Census Bureau data shows AI adoption is rising faster at larger firms than at businesses with fewer than 20 employees, raising concerns that small operational companies could lose ground as AI becomes standard business infrastructure.

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The DC Community Development Consortium Institute launched its BOSSTANK pilot in Ward 8 to give 40 small businesses east of the Anacostia River embedded back-office support and direct connections to lenders.

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HateLedger has launched an AI-powered financial management platform aimed at small businesses, freelancers and independent professionals who want simpler bookkeeping and transaction tracking.

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Z Movers is widening its full-service residential and commercial moving coverage across the greater Los Angeles area as demand grows for local relocation support.

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Safe Pro Group reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue and 75% AI gross margins as U.S. Army and Air Force contract activity expanded.

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Nelson & Isa Lácteos LLC, a Bay Shore family business, has spent eight years supplying Central American dairy products to households, bodegas, delis, restaurants and grocers across Long Island and the New York metro area.

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AI.Wired2Lead has launched an AI Executive Team platform meant to give small businesses executive-level guidance without hiring a full leadership staff.

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Priority Signs & Graphics received the 2026 Southlake Small Business of the Year award from the City of Southlake, honoring its customer service, business leadership and community involvement.

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WiBiz published an analysis on Aug. 6 describing a business operating layer, a framework the company says can connect scheduling, messaging, payments and follow-up across small-business workflows.

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NeighborWorks America is marking the 25th anniversary of its Achieving Excellence leadership program during a five-day training institute in Miami Beach, where more than 1,500 housing and community development practitioners are gathering Aug….

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Nimblox Inc. launched a Digital Modernization Practice for municipalities, nonprofits, local governments and small and medium-sized businesses.

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EDF Small Business and Heliotec have launched a four-month trial for more than 1,000 eligible UK small business customers, pairing EDF’s customer reach with Heliotec’s AI energy platform.

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Viva Capital says 94% of small businesses are dealing with financial challenges, driving more owners to seek flexible factoring terms and added services.

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Influential Women is featuring Usha Boddapu, the president and CEO of Esolvit and chief AI scientist at Arytic, for her work in enterprise technology, artificial intelligence and community-focused leadership.

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A new survey of 2,000 U.S. working adults finds concealment is the default response to workplace distress, with 3 in 4 workers hiding stress in the past year.

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Sonary says new data from 947 Booster users and a survey of 6,725 U.S. respondents shows most small businesses run on just one or two software tools and spend a median of $100 a month.

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Construction Corps, the Clearwater veteran-owned design-build contractor, was named one of 95 finalists for GrowFL’s 16th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Awards.