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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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Colleague AI, a University of Washington spinoff focused on K-12 education, received a National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant worth $1.25 million in base funding and about $2 million with expected supplements.

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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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AI Capital Connect is co-hosting the Founders & Funders Forum in Singapore with Times of AI to connect early-stage and Series A AI founders with institutional capital, advisory support and technical resources.

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

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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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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.

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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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TruPay is pointing to UKG Ready’s Leader placement in Nucleus Research’s 2026 SMB HCM Technology Value Matrix, a report on software used by small and midsized employers.

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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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Arch Grants said Executive Director Gabe Angieri will leave after a decade with the St. Louis nonprofit and stay through the fall as the board searches for the organization’s first CEO. The transition comes as Arch Grants expands beyond a startup…

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GITEX Ai Türkiye will debut in Istanbul on Sept. 9-10, 2026, bringing more than 100 investors from 20 countries to meet Türkiye’s startup and technopark ecosystem.

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GITEX Ai Türkiye will debut in Istanbul on Sept. 9-10, 2026, bringing together investors, technoparks and major tech companies around Türkiye’s growing AI ecosystem.

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Hanzhong Burt Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. is promoting a turnkey maize milling model that pairs plant design, manufacturing, installation, training, and after-sales service.

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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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Feyree is promoting a four-stage OEM program for EV charging stations aimed at startups, SMBs and regional distributors that want to enter the market with smaller initial orders.

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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.