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DCI Editor-In-Chief Mark Drapeau Speaks About AI for Small Business at US Chamber of Commerce
The Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) has released SUPER SELLING!, an interactive educational game that puts policy and business leaders in the shoes of SMB owners.
There is a linear correlation between SMB leader age and AI adoption. Younger SMB leaders are more likely to already be using AI tools for business.
DCI Editor In Chief Mark Drapeau submitted a letter with feedback on the CFPB’s proposed rule to implement Section 1033 of Dodd-Frank on open banking.
A special issue of Entrepreneurship and Regional Development was recently published which DCI Editor in Chief, Mark Drapeau, along with Professor David B. Audretsch (Indiana University) and Maksim Belitski (Loyola University), co-edited.
Businesses have already started to experiment with and implement new AI technologies. The idea of AI integration for business is no longer a looming possibility–it is a reality.
Goldman Sachs reports that small business owners nationwide still struggle to gain the capital they need to operate and expand their businesses in a post-COVID market. In an environment of higher interest rates and tighter lending standards, SMBs applying for new loans find it difficult to access ca
