small.news: October 26, 2026 Dr. Pearl Harmon Spent 15 Years Caregiving While Leading Schools, Then She Built the Support She Never Had small.storiesBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant For more than 15 years, Dr. Pearl Harmon did two things simultaneously that most people struggle to do separately. She built a career — teacher, principal, principal supervisor, district-level HR and operations leader — while caring for her aging parents. She was good at both. She was also exhausted by both. And she noticed something that her professional training had not prepared her for: even with decades of leadership experience, even knowing how to navigate large systems and manage competing priorities, caregiving still left her scrambling. The information was hard to find. Coordination was harder. Advocating for someone you love in a system that does not slow down for you was harder still. Read More → Top Stories ICYMI: Time to Think: The Less Obvious Impact of AI on Small Business small.worldBy Jason Reiniger, Director of Product at Silver Lining I have spent my life around small business owners—family, friends, and occasionally myself. Nurturing an idea into financial freedom is no day at the beach. If you run a business with 0 to 10 employees, you don’t just “do your job.” You are the strategist, the marketer, the finance team, the HR department, customer support, and often the last line of defense when something breaks.Your brain rarely gets to rest. But what would be different if it were rested? I believe that is exactly where artificial intelligence is about to change the landscape—not just operationally, but psychologically. Read More → U.S. Small Business Owners Face Price Hikes and Investment Freeze as USMCA Renegotiation Drags On small.deskBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant Texas businesses with supply chains crossing the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders are absorbing rising costs and deferring investment decisions as trade policy uncertainty following the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s non-renewal in July continues to weigh on planning across the state’s manufacturing and energy, reports News From The States. Read More → MYOB Replaces Two Separate Mobile Apps With a Single Tool for New Zealand Small Businesses small.deskBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant MYOB has released MYOB Assist, a mobile application for small and medium-sized businesses in New Zealand, combining receipt capture, quoting, and invoicing in a single product. The app is available at no additional cost to eligible users of MYOB Business and MYOB AccountRight on compatible iOS and Android devices, reports ITBrief New Zealand. Read More → The Woman Behind the Business: 5 Ways to Protect Your Health, Energy, and Entrepreneurial Performance small.adviceBy Dr. Deborah Roebuck, Founder of Going Thru The Change, LLC When you own a small business, it is easy to focus on everything the business needs: customers, marketing, finances, technology, deadlines, and growth. But small business owners often overlook one part of the business plan: the person behind it. Read More → small.laughs By Dave Zaboski Disclaimer: All resemblances to any persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental and in no way meant to intentionally hurt anyone’s feelings. Keep Laughing → I Hate Creating Content, and I Know I’m Not the Only One small.opinionsBy Lanisha Holland, Founder of Happily Naturally ME “I understand the importance of marketing. I really do. I understand that consumers connect with stories. They want to know who they’re buying from, why a business exists, and what makes its products different. But when did telling our stories become an obligation rather than a choice?” – Lanisha Holland Monica Robles on Language Access, Building Trust, and Why Small Business Success Starts With Believing in Yourself small.talkBy Kekeletso Nkele, small.news Assistant On October 21, 2026, Monica Robles, Founder and President, Asociación de Emprendedor@s, joined our small.talk to make the case that people start and sustain businesses when they first learn who they are and believe in themselves. Monica joined Silver Lining’s Head of Growth for North America, Claudia Uribe to discuss how the Emprendedores program began, how her team builds trust in Spanish-speaking communities, and the concerns and opportunities she sees for small business owners. Read More → Thank You To Our Founding Sponsors!