SMB Intelligence Brief: Week of March 22, 2026

Weekly SMB intelligence for the week of March 22, 2026. Recession risk score 6/10, tightening credit, wage pressure at 3.8% YoY, and rising AI adoption among small businesses.

Embed cross-functional teams aligning systems, people & regulation with data at the center to tackle complex challenges. Create structured collaboration hubs & programs for innovation. #CrossFunctionalTeams #DataDrivenSMB

https://news.mit.edu/2025/data-systems-and-society-0610

Melding data, systems, and society

“Data, Systems, and Society: Harnessing AI for Societal Good,” a book by MIT Professor Munther Dahleh, details the creation of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems and Society, a unique transdisciplinary center that unites many specialties through a common need for data science.

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