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A New York Fed analysis of 5,248 small employers found AI users far more likely than non-users to expect higher employment and revenue, though the authors note these are expectations, not outcomes.
Intuit's October QuickBooks update lets businesses import payroll history from ADP or Gusto, run Checkr background checks from $29.99 per report and apply vendor credits in Bill Pay.
At Advertising Week New York, Meta said its AI business assistant will plan campaigns and change budgets through chat, in testing, while lifecycle targeting and static-to-video tools are now generally available.
FedEx Dataworks and Stripe plan to feed shipment, inventory and fulfillment data into Stripe Capital financing decisions for small businesses, with a first product due in early 2027.
Step-by-step settings for turning on Apple Pay and Google Pay in Shopify, WooCommerce with WooPayments and Stripe, plus the domain registration rules behind the buttons.
Shopify began rolling out Canvas on October 1, a workspace where merchants design their store with its Sidekick AI agent, launching without support for Theme Store themes, Markets or app blocks.
