Google Business Profile Verification Is Changing July 3

Starting July 3, 2026, Google will require most small businesses to verify their Google Business Profile using a short walkthrough video instead of the traditional postcard. If your business has not been verified yet, or if Google asks you to re-verify, you will need...

Meta’s New AI Ad Tools Help Small Businesses Save Time

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, rolled out a powerful upgrade to its advertising platform last week. The new tools use artificial intelligence to handle the heavy lifting of running ads — writing the words, generating images, and even suggesting who...

Microsoft Copilot Gets Cheaper for Small Businesses

Microsoft announced a new, lower pricing tier for its AI tool, Copilot, inside Microsoft 365. The change targets small businesses with fewer than 25 employees and lowers the monthly per-seat cost. If your team already works inside Word, Excel, or Outlook, you can now...

QuickBooks AI Expense Categorization Launches June 25

Starting June 25, 2026, QuickBooks Online will automatically sort your business expenses into the right tax categories for you. Intuit, the company behind QuickBooks, confirmed the new AI-powered feature will be available to all U.S. Small Business plan subscribers at...

TikTok for Business Summit Comes to Miami June 24

TikTok for Business is bringing a free, in-person summit to Miami on June 24, 2026. The event is designed specifically for small and mid-sized business owners who want to use short-form video to grow their sales. Sessions will cover content creation on a tight budget,...