Abby Connect

We help businesses turn their phones & web chat into a customer-delighting, lead capturing, revenue generating machine 🏆

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43.5% of US GDP comes from small business.

That's not "small."

That's nearly half the American economy.

To every small business owner still standing: Thank you.

Happy National Small Business Month 🇺🇸

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It's National Small Business Month.

Here's what the data says about America's 36.2 million small businesses:

A thread 🧵

📊 Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, SBE Council, US Census Bureau (2026)

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Since 1995, small businesses have created 20.7 million net new jobs.

Large businesses? 13.2 million.

That means 61% of all new jobs came from small business.

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49.2% of small businesses survive 5 years.

You beat the odds.

Happy National Small Business Month 🇺🇸

📊 SBA Office of Advocacy, 2026

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Small business owners:

How long have you been in business?

Every year is a year you beat the odds:
• 67.7% survive 2 years
• 49.2% survive 5 years
• 33.9% survive 10 years

📊 SBA, 2026

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49.2% of small businesses survive 5 years.

Half don't make it.

If you're still here, you beat the odds.

You're part of the 36.2 million who bet on themselves anyway.

And together, you ARE the US economy:
→ 62.3M workers
→ 43.5% of GDP
→ 61% of new jobs since '95

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The AI you're using is stuck in a box.

Here's what connected AI looks like instead 👇

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At @abbyconnect, our AI doesn't just answer phones.

It checks your google calendar.
Books actual appointments.

That's the difference between AI in a box and AI that works.

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Most AI is useless for actually running a business.

It can talk. It can't DO.

Here's how to tell the difference: 🧵

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The future is clear:

AI that talks → commodity (everyone has it)
AI that works → competitive advantage (rare)

The gap between these is about to become a canyon.

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Honest question for business owners:

When a customer calls wanting an appointment, does your system:

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ChatGPT: genius stuck in a room with no phone

Connected AI: genius with access to your calendar, CRM, and email

One gives advice.
One gets things done.

Big difference.

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A shoe company pivoted to AI.

Here's why expertise matters more than buzzwords. 👇

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Real AI comes from domain expertise.

At @abbyconnect, our AI works because we've spent 20 years on customer calls.

Not because we changed our name.

Build the thing. Don't just rebrand to the thing.

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The Allbirds → NewBird AI pivot is a masterclass in what NOT to do.

A thread on why slapping "AI" on your company isn't a strategy: 🧵

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AI isn't magic. It's a tool.

Tools require expertise to use well.

"We're an AI company now" isn't a strategy.
It's a press release.