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Shaun Whynacht, founder of Blue Cow Marketing in Nova Scotia, has released a new book aimed at helping small business owners find and fix customer journey gaps that quietly hurt growth.

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Michael Hodgdon’s Quickest Path to ROI SEO earned Amazon’s #1 New Release badge in Search Engines on Oct. 3, 2026. The book is aimed at helping business owners and marketers focus SEO on revenue, qualified leads and faster ROI. Why it matters: -…

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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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Charter Capital says widespread cash flow, cost and expense pressures are putting small businesses at risk of closure.

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Ascendus will host a Sept. 16 event in New York and online with MetLife Foundation and the Urban Institute to discuss what happens after small business owners reach capital.

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NB Advisors has launched as a Montgomery County small business accountant as regional development adds pressure and opportunity for local owners.

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Accountant Partners has launched a new office in San Jose to expand accounting and advisory support for small businesses in Silicon Valley.

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FEDCON is urging contractors to review a proposed Small Business Administration overhaul that would reshape how the government defines a small business.

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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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Curbside Pickup has launched an order-ahead and pickup platform for restaurants, pharmacies and retailers, with automatic arrival detection and a free starter tier.

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Two Spurs Press has released Running the Business: A Practical Guide to Operating and Leading a Small Business, a new David Vega book aimed at helping owners shift from doing the work to leading the organization.

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At HSIM’s Digital Business Summit in Karnal, speakers said small businesses are adopting AI tools faster than they are building strategies around them.

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Ascendus said its 2025 Annual Report shows $15 million deployed through 706 loans and lines of credit, alongside more coaching and technical assistance for small business owners nationwide.

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Certified public accountant and small business advisor Bridget Way has released a new book, “Upskill or Out: AI, Small Business, and the New American Dream,” aimed at helping owners use AI without losing the human side of their companies.

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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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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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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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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.