Could AI Save Small Businesses? Mindbody Makes a Case to Wellness Brands

The last 50 years have not been so kind to small businesses. A wave of corporate mergers and subsequent shifts in economic policies have allowed large corporations to dominate the marketplace, all while small business owners have struggled to stay afloat as competition melts away.

But in 2025, generative AI may be offering the little guys a life raft.

Suddenly armed with the ability to reach larger audiences, to narrowly tailor their marketing and communications and to insource their finances, small businesses are now finding themselves with a fighting chance against big businesses. Those capabilities have given small retailers a...