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5 little known ways small business can use AI

5 little known ways small business can use AI

Hey there small business owners! Are you looking for ways to take your business to the next level? Well, have you considered using artificial intelligence (AI)?

Now, I know what you might be thinking, “AI is just for big corporations with deep pockets.” But, guess what? AI is becoming more accessible and affordable for small businesses too! In fact, there are a few little-known ways you can use AI to your advantage that you might not have thought of before. Here are five of them:

Social Media Marketing

As a small business owner, you probably know how important social media is for reaching potential customers. However, it can be challenging to keep up with the latest trends and best practices. This is where AI comes in handy.… Read the rest

Meet and Eat Virtual Networking April 26, 2023

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An innovative program to do face-to-face, one-on-one, human-to-human relationship building, referring, and connecting! This is NOT a zoom meetup – it’s a one-of-a-kind quality, virtual connection experience.

Bringing lunch? Optional. Making virtual business connections? Guaranteed.

Register Now

* FREE for Chamber Members and this time FREE for guests.

* You MUST pre-register on Eventbrite no later than 9pm on 4/25/23.

* You MUST register for the event at Blitzr BEFORE by 9pm 4/25/23. (Simple instructions included with your Eventbrite ticket confirmation.)

Schedule:

*Please arrive anytime from 11:30-11:50am. The electronic doors close promptly at 12 pm.

| 12 pm | Person-to-person, no distractions networking. Meet in 7-minute increments with 7 different business professionals. Our Blitzr artificial intelligence software will automatically connect you with the other guests in a private 1:1 video chat.… Read the rest

Are You Struggling with Content Creation? This AI Assistant Could Be Your Answer!

ChatGPT - your ultimate marketing assistant

Hey there, small business owners of Wilsonville, Oregon! Are you tired of constantly struggling to come up with fresh and exciting content for your marketing campaigns? Well, let me introduce you to ChatGPT, the ultimate solution to all your content creation woes.

ChatGPT is an advanced artificial intelligence language model that is capable of generating text based on a given prompt. It’s like having a virtual assistant that can churn out content ideas for you in seconds. And the best part? You don’t have to be a technical person to use it. So, without further ado, here are 5 ways you can use ChatGPT for marketing content:

Blog Post Ideas: Are you struggling to come up with topics for your blog?… Read the rest

Good news: No Recession Likely in 2023

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People are worried because some people say that the economy might not do well in 2023. But there are other people like Christopher Thornberg, PhD who have a more positive view.

It’s important to know that the people who predict a downturn in the economy are often wrong. They didn’t predict the last four times the economy went down and they said the economy would go down other times, but it didn’t.

Also, just because people aren’t feeling confident about the economy, doesn’t mean it’s going to have a bad time. It just means that people are reading and hearing a lot of negative news.

There’s something called an inverted yield curve, which some people think means the economy is going to have a bad time.… Read the rest

GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

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Don’t miss an opportunity to recover some your financial losses from COVID-19.

Grants are available to businesses in the following zip codes: 97303, 97070, 97140, 97132, 97137, 97115

Free interpretation services available in all languages. Reach out if you need assistance:

https://www.oregonbrc.org/business-grants

¡Las aplicaciones están disponibles!

No se pierda la oportunidad de recuperar algunas de sus pérdidas causadas por el COVID-19.

Los pagos para pequeños negocios están disponibles para los negocios dentro de los siguientes códigos postales: 97303, 97070, 97140, 97132, 97137, 97115

Servicio de interpretación disponible en todos los lenguajes. Contáctenos si necesita ayuda: https://www.oregonbrc.org/business-grantsRead the rest