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Small Business Daily Podcast — October 25, 2025
Today’s podcast episode was created from the following stories:
Denver startup Frameflow launches to connect small businesses with vetted creators
Author: Max Scheinblum | Date: October 24, 2025
Frameflow launched in Denver to match small businesses with vetted photographers, videographers, and social creators, letting users filter talent by specialty and price. The platform takes a 15% commission, handles communication and payments, and currently features about 45 creatives, with expansion planned to Dallas and Phoenix next year. For small businesses, it’s a faster, lower-risk path to high-quality content that builds consumer trust.
The weekly closeout: Amazon hikes fulfillment fees and retailers list AI as a risk factor
Author: Retail Dive Staff | Date: October 24, 2025
Amazon will raise fulfillment fees for third-party sellers starting January 15, with an average increase of $0.08 and more granular pricing by product size, price, and inbound placement. Meanwhile, a growing share of major retailers are disclosing AI-related risks—some citing ethics specifically—highlighting governance and compliance pressures. Sellers should reassess margins and inventory strategies now, and retailers should tighten AI policies and oversight.
Is the self-hosting revolution finally here? (for real, this time)
Author: Brett Dunst | Date: October 24, 2025
Cheaper hardware and containerized software are making self-hosting practical, with many users adopting a hybrid model: local services for privacy and a VPS for always-on, internet-facing apps. The payoff is greater control, potential cost savings, and reduced vendor lock-in—balanced by the need for basic security, backups, and maintenance discipline. For small businesses, a hybrid setup can trim SaaS spend while safeguarding data.
Exploring the benefits of free marketing mix modelling tools
Author: Chelsea Liu | Date: October 18, 2025
Free MMM tools are democratizing advanced analytics, helping smaller companies identify which channels truly drive sales and ROI. Look for solutions that integrate multiple data sources, offer customizable dashboards, and connect seamlessly with existing platforms to streamline reporting. The result: better budget allocation and faster, data-led decisions without the enterprise software price tag.
Driving business value with enterprise QMS
Author: Andy Patrizio | Date: October 24, 2025
Quality management systems centralize processes, document control, and compliance, reducing errors and unlocking data-driven improvements. Key challenges include integrating siloed data and driving user adoption, but the ROI shows up in lower cost of quality, fewer customer complaints, and tighter regulatory alignment. For growing businesses, the right QMS standardizes execution and scales best practices across teams.
Hybrid work is here — but is the infrastructure?
Author: Mark Banfield | Date: October 24, 2025
As hybrid work becomes the norm, Digital Employee Experience (DEX) and proactive IT are critical to eliminating the small disruptions that erode productivity. Organizations are shifting from reactive helpdesks to automated detection and remediation, while baking security into every endpoint and workflow. The takeaway: invest in resilient, secure, and automated infrastructure to keep teams focused and moving.
NetworkNews Audio announces audio press release (APR) discussing uplisting power on small-cap firm
Author: GlobeNewswire | Date: October 24, 2025
Nightfood Holdings highlights how targeted acquisitions can position small-cap companies to meet national exchange requirements, improving liquidity and valuation. Its strategy blends AI-powered robotics with hotel ownership and RaaS, tapping into a service robotics market projected to exceed $170 billion by 2030. For founders and investors, it underscores how consolidation and automation can accelerate growth and credibility.
