The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries, economies, and everyday life — automating tasks, enhancing decision-making, and redefining how businesses innovate and compete. But what does this transformation mean for small businesses?

 

To explore this question, Reimagine Main Street and 14 partners, with support from PayPal, fielded a national survey of nearly 1,000 small businesses (annual revenue: $25K–$5M) to better understand business owners’ beliefs, perceptions of AI, and experiences.

 

Our objective: Uncover opportunities, challenges, and barriers to AI

adoption among small businesses so that we can ensure that they have the tools needed to compete in an AI-powered economy.

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The report is available below. 

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AI Adoption Trends and Strategic: Insights: Survey of Small Businesses

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