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Small Business Daily Podcast — September 26, 2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Miricanvas surpasses 1 million overseas subscribers achieving 500% growth in just 1 year and 9 months, primarily in the English – speaking World
By 조광현 객원 스타트업 전문 기자 | September 25, 2025
Design platform Miricanvas surpassed 1 million overseas sign-ups in just 1 year and 9 months (reaching about 1.2 million by September 2025), with outsized growth in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia. Free AI presentation and image tools, plus job-specific templates, helped drive adoption; Japan alone accounts for roughly 240,000 users. The company plans to accelerate localization by quickly incorporating feedback from loyal users in each market.
Wave vs QuickBooks: Which accounting platform offers better value for money?
By Ritoban Mukherjee | September 25, 2025
Wave’s free core accounting features make it a strong pick for freelancers and simple service businesses, while QuickBooks’ paid tiers justify the cost with inventory, advanced reporting, and time tracking. The verdict: choose Wave when minimizing spend and complexity matters most; opt for QuickBooks if you need deeper functionality and room to scale. Transaction fees and optional add-ons (like payroll) can tilt the math, so match the platform to your workload and growth plans.
Streamline tasks, deadlines, and projects forever for just $40
By Not specified | September 25, 2025
This Entrepreneur commerce piece spotlights a $40 project management deal aimed at helping busy professionals organize tasks and deadlines. It’s a promotional offer with revenue-share disclosure, positioned as a low-cost way to centralize workflows. If you’re budget-conscious and need a basic tool, it may be worth a look.
US Capital Global acquires TC Capital Advisors; Jullion Taylor named partner and managing director
By Not specified | September 25, 2025
US Capital Global acquired TC Capital Advisors and appointed founder Jullion Taylor as Partner and Managing Director, launching a Micro-Cap Program to finance small and family-owned businesses. The program offers up to $5 million across debt, equity, and M&A, alongside an expanded global broker network and strong referral incentives. A large-scale broker convention is planned for 2026 as the firm scales reach and deal flow.
Swift intros rules to speed cross-border retail payments
By PYMNTS | September 25, 2025
Swift, working with 30+ banks, introduced a new framework to make consumer and small-business international payments faster and more predictable. With recent upgrades, 75% of transfers now reach beneficiary banks within 10 minutes, extending benefits to an estimated 4 billion accounts in 200+ countries. Major banks like JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Santander, Lloyds, and Deutsche Bank are participating.
Business-to-business (B2B) debt collection services market 2025-2029 featuring Fidelity National Information Services, Equifax, TransUnion, Transworld Systems, and Dun & Bradstreet
By Not specified | September 25, 2025
The B2B debt collection market is projected to grow from $9.4B in 2024 to $10.04B in 2025 and reach $12.86B by 2029, driven by cash flow pressures, cross-border complexity, and AI-enabled recovery. Expect more predictive analytics, omnichannel outreach, and cloud-based tools, alongside rising regulatory focus on transparency. For SMBs, smarter collections can mean faster receivables and healthier working capital.
Hotel training needs a rethink: from checklists to commitment
By Dr. Kijung Choi | September 25, 2025
This opinion piece argues that hospitality training should build culture and belonging—not just tick compliance boxes. With Gen Z prioritizing purpose, fairness, and recognition, leaders should pair structure with human connection through rituals, micro-coaching, and transparent recognition. The takeaway: loyalty grows when employees feel seen, supported, and set up for real-world problem solving.
AI companion futures
By osmarks | September 9, 2025
The essay contends that AI companions—potentially integrated with wearables—will become always-on advisors that many people prefer over human interactions for daily guidance. While this could improve decisions and convenience, it raises risks around sycophancy, manipulation, homogenized opinions, and diminished autonomy. The societal, technical, and ethical design choices made now will shape how much agency users retain in an AI-mediated future.
Cleaning robot global market analysis report 2025-2033 by charging type, operation mode, application, end user, distribution channel, countries and company analysis
By Not specified | September 25, 2025
Cleaning robots are forecast to jump from $5.15B in 2024 to $27.71B by 2033 (20.56% CAGR), propelled by hygiene demands, workforce shortages, and AI-driven navigation. Smarter mapping, voice assistants, and IoT integration are expanding use cases at home and in commercial settings. Cost and complex environments remain challenges, but rapid tech progress is improving reliability and accessibility.
How Corintis helps AI pioneers to keep their cool
By David Prosser | September 25, 2025
Swiss startup Corintis unveiled in-chip microfluidic cooling that channels liquid directly over silicon, aiming to tame the heat from power-hungry AI chips. The company closed a $24M Series A, added industry heavyweights Lip-Bu Tan and Geoff Lyon to its board, and is collaborating with Microsoft on server cooling. With direct-to-chip cooling set for rapid growth, Corintis is positioning at the intersection of chip design and advanced thermal management.
