Small businesses that adopt AI are more optimistic about growth, revenue, and employment
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SMBs reporting higher optimism on growth and hiring after adopting AI suggests the near-term story is augmentation, not headcount cuts. If you sell into SMBs, position AI as revenue and capacity expansion rather than cost takeout.
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