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AI Note Taker on Your Wrist: Apple Watch Now Listens
You have probably already sat in a meeting where someone’s laptop was quietly transcribing, and nobody said anything. Apple used Wednesday’s Surprise and Shine keynote to move that capability...
Marketing Trends 2026: Ad Spend Forecast Jumps to 12.3%
Every marketing trends 2026 forecast written in January is already out of date. The Interactive Advertising Bureau raised its projection on September 10, increasing expected United States ad spend...
AI in the Workplace Stalls When Leaders Stay on the Sidelines
If you bought your team AI tools and then watched almost nobody touch them, Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index research suggests the problem is probably not the software. Adoption...
Women Entrepreneurs Get a Shot at the Entreprenista 100
Applications for the Entreprenista 100 Awards opened this morning, announced September 8 by Entreprenista Media in New York. The program names the top 100 women business owners of 2026...
Business Signage Sways 84% of Shoppers, New Survey Finds
Your sign is doing more selling than you think, according to a national survey Signarama released September 8. Eighty-four percent of Americans said business signage influences whether they buy...
Tips for Entrepreneurs to Protect Their Business and Assets
Building any kind of business is risky, but having the right systems in place can protect your money and ideas before a dispute arises. Don’t wait until it’s too...
Small Business Hiring Slows While Pay Keeps Climbing
Small business hiring cooled again last month, according to the Gusto Small Business Jobs Report published September 3. Small employers added roughly 29,500 net new jobs in August on...
LTL Freight: 5 Ways Merchants Cut Heavy Shipping Costs
ShipStation has pulled less-than-truckload shipping into its main platform, so small and mid-sized sellers can quote, book and track LTL freight in the same place they already handle boxes....
Why Startups Fail: Record Funding, Record Shutdowns
SimpleClosure, a firm that handles company wind downs, has published its shutdown data for the first half of 2026, and the picture is more useful than the headline suggests....
Merchant of Record Push Opens Emerging Markets Faster
Payments company dLocal has launched dMoRe, a merchant of record service aimed at companies that want to sell into fast-growing consumer markets without opening an office there. The announcement...