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Small businesses fuel American ideology and the economy. But today’s small business owners are facing new and continued challenges in staying profitable and compliant. In G&A Partners’ inaugural SMB Readiness Report, we found that 87% of the 350 small to mid-sized business (SMBs) leaders surveyed say economic conditions have changed how they operate. Much of that change is directly affecting their workforce, the backbone of small businesses. Hiring top talent has always been hard, but keeping them can be even harder. According to our report, 77% of SMBs have delayed or even stopped hiring due to economic pressure. Workforce Challenges The economic headwinds have been difficult to predict in the last 18 months. Many businesses are holding off on expansion or costly projects while keeping an eye on where the economy is headed. In fact, 70% overall have delayed expansion plans because of financial fears, and numbers are higher in front-line industries: 86% in hospitality, 74% ...

Workday, Inc. , the enterprise AI platform for HR, finance, and IT, named Sarah Kennedy Ellis chief marketing officer, effective October 5, 2026, reporting to Aneel Bhusri, Workday co-founder, CEO, and chair. Kennedy Ellis will lead Workday’s global marketing and communications organization and will be responsible for championing the company’s brand narrative and growth strategy for the AI era. Kennedy Ellis brings more than 20 years of marketing expertise to the role. She joins Workday from Google, where she led global marketing for Google Cloud and Google Workspace and helped build the engine behind one of the fastest growing businesses in enterprise technology. Prior to joining Google, she was chief marketing officer of Adobe Experience Cloud, and chief marketing officer of Marketo, playing a critical role in Marketo’s successful acquisition by Adobe in 2018. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview with Emma Lavelle, Chief Operating Officer, UneeQ “I ...

AI can support performance conversations by finding patterns, drafting feedback, and surfacing review signals. It can help managers prepare better, reduce missed context, and keep performance discussions more consistent. Algorithmic performance management also changes the trust equation. When a system suggests scores, flags behavior or shapes feedback, employees need to know how people remain accountable. HR leaders need a clear answer before these tools influence ratings, development plans, or pay conversations. Performance AI should guide managers. It should never remove their duty to use judgment. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview with Emma Lavelle, Chief Operating Officer, UneeQ Why does Algorithmic Performance Management create trust risk? Algorithmic performance management creates trust risk when employees feel judged by a system they cannot question. A score or feedback summary may look objective, even when it reflects incomplete data. This concern grows when m...

The growth represents demand for streamlined retirement plan administration and fiduciary support. Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) announced that it has surpassed $5 billion in pooled employer plan assets under administration. Catch more HRTech Insights:  HRTech Interview with Emma Lavelle, Chief Operating Officer, UneeQ “Our PEP asset growth reflects strong market momentum and increasing demand for our approach,” said Steve Chappell, assistant vice president of retirement plan sales at The Standard. “Our PEP asset growth reflects strong market momentum and increasing demand for our approach,” said Steve Chappell, assistant vice president of retirement plan sales at The Standard. “Advisors rely on our fully integrated PEP solution to help clients focus on their priorities while receiving the fiduciary management and administrative support needed to manage their retirement plans.” Leader in PEP solutions As one of the first PEP providers, The Standard built a full...

Foundational partnership gives civic organizations access to the same workforce data used by Fortune 500 companies and now built for the first time for public sector workflows PerceivIQ, a decision intelligence platform purpose-built for workforce and economic development organizations, and Revelio Labs , the leading independent provider of global workforce intelligence, announced a foundational partnership. Revelio Labs’ data, spanning 1.1 billion professional profiles, 5 billion job postings and 30 million companies across 195 countries will power PerceivIQ’s platform, giving Workforce Development Boards, Economic Development Organizations, Regional Chambers, Trade Associations and community colleges the labor market intelligence to make faster, more defensible decisions for the communities they serve. The partnership marks Revelio Labs’ formal entry into the civic market at scale, and gives PerceivIQ the data engine powering its full product suite together bringin...

LumApps , the market leader in employee experience platforms, announced the appointment of Sébastien Cano as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2026. Founder and current CEO Sébastien Ricard will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the company. The planned transition comes as LumApps reaches significant scale, serving millions of employees across desk teams and frontline workers globally. As Executive Chairman, Ricard will remain actively involved in long-term strategy and company governance, while handing over day-to-day operations to Cano. Cano brings more than two decades of enterprise software leadership, specializing in scaling high-growth technology companies into global market leaders. He previously held senior executive positions at Thales and Gemalto, where he led international operations and business expansion. In his new role, Cano will focus on executing LumApps’ Workhub product vision and expanding customer value worldwide. Catch more HRTech...