DC’s small businesses are getting a crash course in AI

The Chamber of Commerce revamped its accelerator to focus on teaching entrepreneurs how to best leverage the tech. Meet this year’s cohort.

By: Kaela Roeder

Outlets: Technical.ly

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 11 hours, 43 minutes ago

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For small businesses, bookkeeping is tedious but necessary, and marketing is essential but not simple to execute. AI tools can help with both — if you know how to use them. That’s the idea behind a revamped accelerator out of the DC Chamber of Commerce.

The three-year-old Small Business Accelerator Program is focusing this year on how entrepreneurs can use AI to boost business. The cohort of 10 announced today ranges from a bakery to …

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