Award-winning journalist. Owner: https://xitter.cf/t.co/6v2bzPak5T. #SmallBusiness advocate, influencer, writer, author, & speaker #entrepreneurs #TikkunOlam
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Beyond generic #AI, @billcom introduces an AI specifically built for financial management for #SMBs that offers you accuracy, security & full control: bill.com/product/ai?
Lots of #holiday information for #retailers:
Retail sales could hit $1 trillion: smallbusinesscurrents.com/20β¦
Holiday hiring insight from @hirevue: smallbusinesscurrents.com/20β¦
@Mailchimp on impt holiday shopping days: smallbusinesscurrents.com/20β¦
Great insight from @CitizensBank for #entrepreneurs: #smallbusiness owners are spending more on #AI, but NOT cutting jobs: smallbusinesscurrents.com/20β¦
Thanks @AliVelshi & @Lawrence for noting Trump's invitation to Iran to "take out" LA &/or San Diego
As an OC resident, I would likely be impacted by a bombing in either city, so I appreciate you calling out the insanity (inanity?)
I will return our ballots the day we get them
Can your #smallbusiness survive the U.S./Canadian trade war?
Insight from @KapitusFinance and @citizensbank & @RogerPierce
smallbusinesscurrents.com/20β¦
#π¦ π§ Rieva Lesonsky π»π»πβΎοΈ retweeted
NEW: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom just expanded free and low-cost technical support for entrepreneurs!
This new law ensured access to small business technical assistance by supporting providers who offer free or low-cost one-on-one, confidential consulting and training.
This will help small businesses and entrepreneurs start, grow, expand, and create jobs in California!
#π¦ π§ Rieva Lesonsky π»π»πβΎοΈ retweeted
Small Businesses that Use AI are Hiring Faster. @Rieva digs into a new report from Gusto, which finds that small business headcount grew about 5% more for small businesses that adopted AI compared to similar businesses that were aware of the technology but hadnβt adopted it: "The difference built gradually, rising from about 4.5% to 6.8% by the end of the first year."
More here:
sbecouncil.org/2026/09/21/smβ¦
Great opportunity for #smallbusiness owners:
Register NOW for Long Beach Tech Week & the 3rd Annual Long Beach Accelerator Investors & Founders Summit. Connect with Investors, Innovators, and Founders.
Register here: lbaccelerator.org/tech-week/
#Smallbiz owners, apply now for a grant from Credibly for its 3rd annual Small Business Award.
It's freeβwinners receive $30K, $20K & $10K.
Donβt delay!
Applications open through 9/30: credibly.com/small-business-β¦?
#AI is changing how small businesses source products & potentially who does the buying. At CoCreate, I saw how agentic AI could move B2B commerce toward A2A: agent to agent. Hereβs what that could mean for small businesses.
linkedin.com/pulse/how-alibaβ¦
#Smallbusinesses that use AI are hiring faster than those that don't: linkedin.com/pulse/small-busβ¦
This innovation from @AlibabaGroup & alibaba.com is a true gamechanger for #smallbusiness. We're moving from B2B to A2A & agentic AI will change how you source products.
smallbusinesscurrents.com/20β¦
This may be a good time for #smallbusiness owners to ask for more from their #banks.
linkedin.com/pulse/your-bankβ¦
L'Shana Tova. May your year be filled with sweetness & joy.
I am more mindful than ever of the Jewish mission of Tikkun Olam (repair the world), and I hope and pray that we can (ALL of us) come together in 5787 and save democracy & our planet.
Day 2 #CoCreatr2026. EP of Shark Tank explains how to go from idea to reality. Go to ideamazeTV.com and check it out
@MagicJohnsonsays Know your customer and the over deliver to those customers. #CoCreate2026