According to the Bluevine's 2026 SMB AI Trends report, AI adoption in Small Business jumped 50% in just six months while trust in the accuracy of the AI along with data security, decreased.
What does rising adoption and decreasing trust in AI really mean for Small Business Owners and what can they learn from it?
In this episode:
✅ We discuss those stats
➡️ The difference between data security and AI accuracy
⭐ The one task you can use today to improve AI usage in your Business.
Do you find yourself asking "should I be using AI?" What are your concerns and challenges? We'd love to know.
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Life is busy and there's just so many things to remember. What tools do you use to help you keep on top of ALL the things?
WordPress website holds about them, do you know what to do?
WordPress has built-in privacy tools for handling these requests, including confirming who's making the request before you hand over or erase their information. In this walkthrough, you'll see the process from both sides:
✅ What the person requesting their data sees
➡️ How WordPress confirms the request before you action it
⚡ What information WordPress includes in the personal data export
⭐ What happens to their information after the erasure is completed
Privacy administration might be tedious, but knowing how to handle a request properly is worthwhile for a business owner.
Follow the process from the initial request through to the final erasure, and see exactly what WordPress does along the way.
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Recurring technology problems don't always bring a business to a complete stop but they can cause interruptions that end up costing the business.
You may not even recognise that it's happening but you'll find yourself saying things like “Give it a minute” or “It always does this” multiple times a week, if not a day. When you do, you're likely:
✅ Repeating tasks because of lost work.
➡️ Using workarounds that end up becoming “standard practice”.
⚡ Finding errors and delays that affect customers, deadlines and revenue.
Not all interruptions are things to be concerned about but what if they are? Would you know where to start looking and what they're really costing you?
A recurring problem may be worth addressing, but first the business needs evidence of what is happening and what it is costing.
How much is “give it a minute” costing your business?
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You can’t include a system in a security and access review if you don’t know your business is using it.
An enquiry reaches your CRM, a payment appears in your accounting system or a document moves into the right folder. You see the result, but do you know what’s making it happen and who controls the account behind it?
Everything may work perfectly until you need to change something, recover access or deal with a security problem. That’s when you may discover:
✅ The account was created in someone else’s name
➡️ The recovery email is an inbox nobody can access
⚡ MFA is connected to a phone that’s been replaced
⭐ An API key exists, but nobody knows where it’s used or what will break if it’s removed
There are lessons here for any business owner who thinks a list of known systems is enough for a security and access review.
Could you trace what happens between an input entering your business and the result appearing at the other end?
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