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55% -- ai adoption rate for small business owners (2025)
55% of small business owners are using artificial intelligence, predominantly for marketing, content, and creative tasks.
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55%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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softriver.co
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Tier C
https://www.softriver.co/blog/branding-services-for-small-businesses-a-growth-guide ↗
Source Article
Branding Services for Small Businesses A Growth Guide
When someone says "branding," it's easy to picture just a logo. But that's only one small piece of a much larger puzzle. Think of your brand as your business's reputation—it's what people feel and say about you when you're not in the room. Professional branding services are the folks who help you in…
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softriver.co
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small business owners: 55% ai adoption rate. Source: softriver.co (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-business-ai-adoption-2025
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