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Nearly Half of All Businesses Are Now Paying for AI. Here's What That Number Actually Means.

Nearly Half of All Businesses Are Now Paying for AI. Here's What That Number Actually Means.

The Ramp AI Index tracks real spending by 50,000 American businesses. In February 2026, AI adoption hit a record 47.6%. That sounds like a big number. Here is what it tells you about where you stand.

April 4, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

AI Was Behind 1 in 4 Job Cuts in March. Here's Why Small Businesses Are a Different Story.

U.S. employers announced 60,620 layoffs last month, and AI was the number one stated reason. But the data shows small businesses are responding to AI very differently than big companies.

April 2, 2026 · By DANNY KOWALSKI

AI Was Behind 1 in 4 Job Cuts in March. Here's Why Small Businesses Are a Different Story.

93% of Small Business Owners Say AI Is Working. Only 14% Have Actually Made It Work.

Goldman Sachs surveyed thousands of small business owners and found something strange: nearly universal satisfaction with AI - and nearly universal under-use of it. The gap between 'it's helping' and 'it's embedded' turns out to be enormous.

April 1, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

93% of Small Business Owners Say AI Is Working. Only 14% Have Actually Made It Work.

More Than Half of Small Business Owners Say the Economy Got Worse This Year

The NSBA's 2026 annual report is out, and the headline number is a gut punch: revenue growth is at its lowest point in over a decade. Here is what the data actually says.

March 30, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

More Than Half of Small Business Owners Say the Economy Got Worse This Year

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54% of Small Businesses Are Using AI Marketing Tools. Most Have No Plan for What Happens Next.

New research from Pax8 confirms what a lot of owners already feel: AI is in the building, but nobody wrote the rules yet. Here's what the numbers actually mean.

March 29, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

54% of Small Businesses Are Using AI Marketing Tools. Most Have No Plan for What Happens Next.

62% of Small Businesses Are Using AI. Only Half of Them Have a Plan for It.

New survey data from Pax8 shows a growing gap between how fast small businesses are adopting AI and how ready they are to actually manage it. Here's what the numbers say.

March 28, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

62% of Small Businesses Are Using AI. Only Half of Them Have a Plan for It.

76% of Small Businesses Say They Use AI. Only 14% Have Actually Integrated It.

The numbers tell a story most headlines miss: there's a massive gap between 'I tried ChatGPT once' and 'AI runs part of my business.' Here's what the data actually shows.

March 26, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

76% of Small Businesses Say They Use AI. Only 14% Have Actually Integrated It.

76% of Workers Using AI Save at Least 30 Minutes a Day. Here's Where the Time Goes.

A new Zoom survey found that AI tool users are saving real, measurable time at work. Most of them want to use it for something radical: eating lunch.

March 25, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

76% of Workers Using AI Save at Least 30 Minutes a Day. Here's Where the Time Goes.

This Tampa Startup Cut Monthly Costs From $46K to $16K Using AI. Here's What They Actually Changed.

Eskuad replaced sales reps, customer support, and dev planning with AI agents. Output went up 6x. But it took two months of training to get there.

March 24, 2026 · By PRIYA KAPOOR

This Tampa Startup Cut Monthly Costs From $46K to $16K Using AI. Here's What They Actually Changed.