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15% -- ai adoption plan percentage for small US firms (2025)
15% of small US firms plan to add artificial intelligence technology to their operations in the next year.
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15%
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Data Vintage
2025
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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71
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Lighthouse Search Index
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/last-year-small-us-firms-faced… ↗
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Last year, small US firms faced notable tariff price pressures, Fed report finds
"The most common challenge" faced by these smaller firms in 2025 was the rising cost of goods, services and wages, the 12 regional Fed banks collectively said as part of the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey.
More than four-in-10 firms in the poll said "that increased costs associated with tariffs w…
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2025 Small Business Credit Survey
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small US firms: 15% ai adoption plan percentage. Source: Lighthouse Search Index (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/small-firms-planning-ai-2025
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