2025-10-22 Small Business Daily

Welcome to Silk Logic’s Small Business Daily Podcast — your daily dive into the world of AI and automation for business. I’m glad you’re here. Today, we’re seeing how older entrepreneurs are getting a digital boost, how analytics are cutting through social commerce noise, and how AI supercharges everything from desktop computers to customer service. And, if you run a business on TikTok or dream of streamlining your sales, you don’t want to miss this. Let’s get going and find out what smart businesses are learning — and doing — with the latest tech. First up: older entrepreneurs are getting a major leg up in the digital world, thanks to a brand-new initiative from OATS, which stands for Older Adults Technology Services, part of AARP, and a big half-million dollar grant from JPMorgan Chase. So what’s the story? Well, more than half of all small business owners in America are age fifty-five or older, but many need help staying up-to-date with the digital tools that modern business demand