Treasure Hunt: Online Thrifting Platforms Show How AI Streamlines Searches, Engages Consumers, and Optimizes Pricing
Innovators at secondhand marketplaces look to AI to transform the circular fashion industry's most frequent frustrations.
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Treasure Trove: Big Data Tools Put Insights at Small Businesses’ Fingertips
SMBs have vested interest in the availability of highly detailed public data. Combining public and private data with digital tools helps SMB owners understand customer behavior, study market dynamics, and their businesses' opportunities.
SMB Pulse: What's On The Grill for Small Business Owners this Fourth of July?
DCI's Small Business Pulse launches and finds three in ten small business retailers will be eating barbecue this Fourth of July.
Ending Fee Caps on Delivery Apps Would Help Small NYC Restaurants
Persisting COVID-era price controls on restaurant food delivery app companies will only end up harming restaurants and consumers.
DCI Editor In Chief Mark Drapeau Interviewed About SUPER SELLING! Game on KCRG-TV9 in Iowa
Iowa City news channels share SUPER SELLING! and stories of real small business that inspired the game.
DCI Editor In Chief Mark Drapeau Speaks About AI for Small Business at US Chamber of Commerce
DCI Editor-In-Chief Mark Drapeau Speaks About AI for Small Business at US Chamber of Commerce
DCI Launches Interactive Game to Help Policymakers Understand Tough Choices Small Sellers Face
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.
Living in an AI Age: Younger U.S. Small Business Leaders More Likely to Already be Using AI Tools
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 Submits Letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regarding Implementation of Dodd-Frank "Open Banking" Rule
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.
The ‘Digital Safety Net’ Is Real: Independent Research Shows Small Businesses Using More Digital Tools Have Higher Growth
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.
Goldman Sachs: 70% of SMBs Applying for Loans Say It’s Difficult to Access Capital
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
Discover, Buy, and Sell Fine Art: Q&A with Artsy’s VP of Collector Sales, Jessica Backus
Check out how Artsy - an online marketplace where people can buy and sell art - has taken an age-old practice to e-commerce in our Q&A with their VP of Collector Sales, Jessica Backus.