# From first steps to data-driven: a new path for growing businesses

> For decades, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) have been the silent workhorses of the global economy. Yet when it came to technology, their needs were often an afterthought.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/from-first-steps-to-data-driven-a-new-path-for-growing-businesses?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68c4133722fdd879adb9e969)
- **Published:** 2025-09-12
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #businesses #growing #data #driven #path #steps #afterthought #came
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/68c4133722fdd879adb9e969

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at TechRadar (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._