{"id":116190,"date":"2026-01-29T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/116190\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:59:26","slug":"new-ai-advantage-program-helps-bronx-small-businesses-keep-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/116190\/","title":{"rendered":"New AI advantage program helps Bronx small businesses keep up"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE BRONX (PIX11) \u2014 The Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation launched a new program to help small businesses keep up with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

For years, Bronx businesses were asking for web designers and websites; now the questions are different.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNow businesses are asking for social media managers, content managers and asking \u2018what is AI?\u201d says Gisselle Galerotti with the Bronx Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n

She adds that the shift made evident a growing digital divide, especially for small business owners without the money or the staff to keep up.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought that we needed to help our businesses and our borough access education that will grant them the ability to use this new tool, this new technology tool to their advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation launched the AI advantage program, supported by google.org the nonprofit arm of Google.<\/p>\n

The free program accepted more than 120 applications, but only 70 small businesses made the cut. The selected businesses are divided into three cohorts, each complete four weeks of online training.<\/p>\n

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One of the participants is Natasha Green, founder of Hidden Gems Archery, who says AI is changing how she runs her business. \u201cBig companies have teams for marketing. They have teams for, like, go-to-market strategy, where, when you have yourself or another person, who is on your team. And so now we\u2019re seeing, well, her team is AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green says AI tools have become less intimidating for her and now she sees them as a business partner. \u201cYou could think of it as a thought partner. You could think of it as a score of mentors. That\u2019s what we are learning at the Bronx Chamber learning prompt engineering through AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizers stress the goal isn\u2019t replacing workers but helping small businesses survive and grow in a rapidly changing economy. \u201cThe majority of our business, not only in our borough but across the city, are small businesses, are mom and pop shops, that is the base of our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graduates will receive Google certifications and a grant to help support their business and growth.<\/p>\n

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