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

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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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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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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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SME Chief Manufacturing Officer Dr. Brett Conner has been named to a two-year term on the America Makes Executive Committee, where he will help shape additive manufacturing strategy, policy and workforce efforts.

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Secret World app is expanding in New York City with tools that let neighborhood businesses post jobs, paid tasks, deals, events and creator opportunities.

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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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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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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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Freelance SEO specialist Ujjwal Singh Negi in Delhi is offering budget-friendly SEO services for small and medium businesses as search shifts toward AI overviews, chatbots and direct answers.

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More than 6 million U.S. business applications were filed in the trailing 12 months ending June 2026, as AI disruption, higher costs and job uncertainty push more Americans into entrepreneurship.

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Jackson Heights Day returns Sunday, Aug. 9, in Queens with a free five-block festival on 34th Avenue.

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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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North Ledger Bookkeeping has published a free 2026 report that compiles 24 sourced data points on GST/HST compliance, payroll obligations, cash flow, and cross-border tax issues for Canadian small businesses.

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Retirement expert Brett Goldstein has launched The 5500 Project to press Congress to lower six-figure penalties tied to late Form 5500 filings for retirement plans.

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Sharifah Hardie has launched the Ask Sharifah Network in Inglewood, California, as a business ecosystem aimed at improving visibility for entrepreneurs, small businesses and nonprofits.

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The United States Hispanic Business Council is endorsing a House bill that would direct the Small Business Administration to provide small business owners with immigration-enforcement know-how, including rights, responsibilities and compliance…