25/08/2026
Beyond the Hype: Are Regional SMEs Treating AI as a Gimmick or a Game-Changer?
Turn on the news or scroll through LinkedIn, and you would think every business in the country has replaced half its operations with artificial intelligence. Talk to business owners across Hull, York, and the wider North East, however, and the reality is far more grounded. For many small and medium-sised enterprises (SMEs), AI still feels like a side note, a novelty for drafting an email or generating an image, but not something that genuinely drives the bottom line....
Discover how small businesses across Yorkshire and the North East are actually using AI to save time, cut costs, and streamline daily operations in 2026.