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Bambi Samares, founder of Epoch Bookkeeping, is being recognized for helping small businesses build stronger financial systems through remote bookkeeping, education, and relationship-driven service.

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Elmm Law Group is now accepting entries for its 2026 Successful Small Business Scholarship, a $1,000 award for college students launching or planning a small business.

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New midyear data from Hire With Near shows companies with 50 or fewer employees accounted for more than half of its Latin America placements in the first half of 2026. The firm says lower regional salary costs are helping smaller U.S. companies…

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Ghostd’s 2026 benchmark found that small and mid-sized businesses with the right website technical setup are far more likely to be ready for AI search than larger rivals.

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Brand Story Bruce, a subsidiary of Miller eMedia, has introduced a low-cost video course to help shoestring startups and cottage businesses file for trademark protection without hiring a lawyer.

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SME and NDIA Michigan have formed a strategic partnership to help Michigan defense manufacturers address workforce, supply chain and technology pressures.

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Small Business Partner LLC has launched Front Desk, an AI employee that answers calls, texts and web chats for small businesses across the United States.

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Small Business Expo has been named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 for the sixth time after building a nationwide event business around small business networking and education.

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Wells Fargo is awarding Ascendus a $1.3 million grant to help small businesses in four states get loans, coaching and a path to bigger financing.

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Zen Advertise has introduced a done-for-you advertising network that lets small businesses buy website traffic without running Google Ads or Facebook campaigns themselves.

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As federal agencies speed up AI adoption, small businesses may face a tougher path into government contracting if they lack the staff and systems to process dense solicitations and compliance requirements.

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Hosted.com is emphasizing a bundled approach to domain, hosting, email, security, backups and site management for SMEs, startups, freelancers and entrepreneurs.

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Workplace safety expert Michael Corwin says California small businesses open to the public face civil liability from workplace violence even when they have just one employee.

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A new report says Pennsylvania households and businesses are absorbing steep electricity costs from data center growth, with small businesses among the hardest hit. The study argues state policy can shift more of those grid-expansion costs onto…

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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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Next Street on August 18, 2026 launched the Next Street Institute, a research arm aimed at helping leaders understand how AI, reindustrialization, demographic shifts and capital flows are reshaping America’s small business economy.

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Small Business Partner LLC has launched a statewide AI training campaign for Michigan SMEs, with an initial push to chamber members and a first cohort of businesses already being onboarded.

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StickerYou says more small businesses are using AI to create branded materials faster and cheaper, from stickers and labels to packaging and promotions.

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SRC Bookkeeping & Tax is taking new clients in The Woodlands and Greater Houston for bookkeeping, tax preparation and advisory work.

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Propellus Inc. said Aug. 17 it has deployed an AI-assisted underwriting system across its funding operations to speed credit decisions and support higher origination volume without matching overhead growth.