This week, our small Biz Break Down Clue discusses the effects of DeepSeek and if it is, the impact on the owner of the US SMEs. How does DeepSeek affect the use of American AI technology and the future?
See what the latest expert panels on Deepseek and other topics are saying in this week’s Small Biz Breakdown episode …
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Small Business News Roundup -February 1, 2025
This is the top headline last week for the owner and entrepreneurs of SMEs …
Wix introduces business launchers equipped with AI to simplify the spirit of entrepreneurship.
Wix has introduced Business Launcher, an AI -drive tool designed to help users into a business venture that have fully developed their skills and experience. This tool offers a structured end -to -end approach to business creation, providing an essential tool for building personalized recommendations, strategic plans, and online presence.
The workplace accepts “unfortunate vacation” as a tool for employees’ happiness and maintenance.
More and more American workers are taking a break for mental and emotional happiness. This is a practice known as an “unfortunate vacation.” According to a new survey by sidehustles.com, 60 % of employees have taken unfortunate vacations in the past year, and are considered a tool that improves productivity, work satisfaction, and maintenance ratio of employees. We are receiving policy support in between.
Over -OOO report has revealed that life stressers greatly reduce employee productivity.
Overall, a workplace productive platform, has released an annual review report in 2024 and emphasizes the great impact of employees’ focus and efficiency. Based on more than 23,000 employee support request data and more than 250,000 data points, this report quizes lost productivity by recovery of personal distribution and how to regain the lost time.
Fedex Survey emphasizes that consumers’ expectations for e -commerce returns are evolved.
Fedex Corporation released the second annual Fedex Returns Survey in cooperation with Morning Consult, revealing the important tendency of business attitude to consumers and e -commerce returns. The survey results emphasize the growing demand for flexible and convenient return options based on generations and income tastes.
QUARTET introduces a dry error desktop pad for organized workspaces.
Quartet has launched a Quartet® Dry-Erase desktop computer pad, a workspace solution that is designed to improve productivity and tissue. The new product aims to simplify the workspace by providing cluttered and efficient tools in accordance with home, office, or classroom use. The quartet dry errage desktop pad combines durability, functions, and convenience.
Snapchat expands the opportunity of AR creators with challenge tags and discounts.
Snapchat has announced a new initiative to support the global community of more than 375,000 expansion reality (AR) creators and developers. Updates include a new monetization function called Challenge Tags, an educational price setting, and a student discount for SNAP AR -compatible smart glasses.
Rabbit starts a new logo design service
Rabbit has introduced a new lineup of a tailored logo design package for business of all sizes. The company combines creativity and strategy to develop a unique visual identity that the brand resonates with the audience.
Openai introduces the operator: AI agent for automatic browser -based tasks
Openai has released operators, an AI -equipped agent that can use its own browser to run various tasks for users. Operators can be used as a preview of US PRO users and take a step in the ability to independently process browser tasks, which takes time to repeat AI.
Research has revealed that 70 % of consumers have reported emotional impacts from AI shopping assistants.
Chadix’s new data emphasizes the growing effects of AI shopping assistants on consumer emotions, and 70 % of respondents find it emotionally operated by these tools. I am. This study, which investigates 3,500 US consumers, emphasizes emotional triggers, especially among the younger generations, promoting their purchase decisions.
Despite the decline in demand and the rise in stocks, gas prices rise.
According to AAA, US gasoline prices have risen three cents this week, reaching $ 3.13 per gallon. Despite the reduction of petroleum costs, a decline in gasoline demand, and the increase in gasoline stocks in Japan, a slight increase will occur. AAA’s spokesman Andrew Glos believed that the rise in prices was due to winter confusion.
Small and medium -sized enterprises that support the relief of the certain streets tax certainty.
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed a strong support for the re -introduction of the certain streets of the main street tax, which is designed to make 20 % of small and medium -sized business deductions permanent. This scale was re-introduced by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) and the person in charge.
Breakdown of small Biz: In the second phase, how does high -tech hundreds of millions affect playing cards?
This week, our small Biz breakdown crew is back, and they are talking about the influence of technology, especially the AI and American small and medium -sized business owners. The debate was promoted last week by some millionaires of the millionaires of the Donald Trump, such as Eron Mask, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.
