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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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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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Everardo Recendiz, a Shreveport-based business and executive coach, was named the top ActionCOACH coach in the United States and No. 7 globally.

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Award-winning journalist and author Tonya Fitzpatrick led a community conversation on Martha’s Vineyard on Aug. 15 about whether tourism growth is improving life for residents or just increasing visitor counts.

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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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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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NetNation has rolled out free tools that let U.S. entrepreneurs check business name, trademark and domain availability in one search.

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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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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.

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Nelson & Isa Lácteos LLC, a Bay Shore family business, has spent eight years supplying Central American dairy products to households, bodegas, delis, restaurants and grocers across Long Island and the New York metro area.

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ExpCopyPrint.com is widening its AI-era printing and business-services model from Midtown Manhattan, offering digital ordering, same-day production on eligible jobs and delivery across the U.S. and worldwide.

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Construction Corps, the Clearwater veteran-owned design-build contractor, was named one of 95 finalists for GrowFL’s 16th Annual Florida Companies to Watch Awards.

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EZContact is launching in the United States with an AI agent that manages WhatsApp messages and phone calls for small businesses, aiming at Hispanic-owned companies and other businesses that rely on bilingual customer communication.

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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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Spartan Medical said Aug. 3 it is deepening its commitment to domestically manufactured medical supplies through membership in the American Medical Manufacturers Association.

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Sonary says new data from 947 Booster users and a survey of 6,725 U.S. respondents shows most small businesses run on just one or two software tools and spend a median of $100 a month.

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A McKinney employee benefits brokerage says Texas small-business workers face a major short-term disability gap because the state offers no public program and many small employers do not offer coverage.

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A McKinney brokerage is urging Texas employers to add short-term disability coverage before fall renewals, saying most small-firm workers have no state safety net and few get coverage at work.