Artificial intelligence for small businesses is increasingly becoming the norm for operations and automation. And if your small business isn’t looking into AI tools for tasks such as finance and accounting, marketing, customer service, and more, you could get left behind.
But how can a small business owner with limited resources get started with the best AI tools for their needs? What are the expectations for cost, and how much learning is required along the way? NEXT shares the details.
How many small businesses use AI?
A recent survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports that 84% of small businesses using AI are optimistic that it will help their future growth, and 82% of respondents already using AI agree that it has helped increase the efficiency of business operations.
Yet the same report mentions that only 23% of small businesses have adopted AI. While this is still a significant number of adopters—given that there are over 33 million …