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93% -- smb ai positive business impact rate for SMBs using AI (2026-02)
93% of SMBs using AI report a positive business impact according to the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses survey.
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93%
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2026-02
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B
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Goldman Sachs
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https://beginnersinai.org/ai-for-small-business/ ↗
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AI for Small Business: A No-Nonsense Guide - Beginners in AI
What it is: A practical 2026 guide to using AI in a small business — what to buy, what to automate, what to leave alone. Covers customer service, email, CRM, accounting, scheduling, content, phone answering, hiring, and (in depth) customer onboarding materials.
Who it is for: Owners and operators of…
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses survey, February 2026
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SMBs using AI: 93% smb ai positive business impact rate. Source: Goldman Sachs (2026-02). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/goldman-sachs-smb-ai-positive-impact-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/goldman-sachs-smb-ai-positive-impact-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>93%</strong> -- smb ai positive business impact rate for SMBs using AI<br><small>Source: Goldman Sachs (2026-02) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/goldman-sachs-smb-ai-positive-impact-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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