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2026 Predictions: What Forbes Got Right (And Missed)

I’ve been building businesses from home for more than 25 years. During that time, I developed a very specific lens when it comes to business advice, especially advice coming from large-scale corporate perspectives.

Recently, Forbes published an article outlining their 2026 business predictions. Some of it was insightful. Some of it confirmed exactly where the market is heading. But it also reminded me why I’ve spent years building NOBOSS: to become a better resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners navigating a completely different reality.

Maybe you’ve noticed this too…

A lot of business advice isn’t really written for us.

Not for the small operators with limited resources. Not for the people sitting up late at night on their computers trying to figure out how to make ends meet, launch an idea, attract customers, or create a better future for themselves.

As I read the article, I found myself going back through it again. Something felt missing.

The predictions made sense. I understood the perspective. But there was that familiar feeling again… like I was in the room, but they were talking over me, around me, not to me.

Not speaking to my situation.
Not speaking to my community.
Not speaking to the segment of entrepreneurs that quietly forms the backbone of the economy: small business owners.

But here’s the thing…

I’m comfortable in that room.

I’ve spent years in accounting, consulting, strategy conversations, and founder discussions. So instead of dismissing these predictions, I sharpened my focus.

I started translating those “big business” predictions into practical, achievable opportunities that everyday entrepreneurs must understand as we move deeper into the AI Era.

Because the future of business is changing rapidly.
And small businesses cannot afford to sit this transition out.

So I decided to break it down from our perspective.
https://www.noboss.business/nobossblog/what-forbes-missed
What Forbes got right.
What they missed.
And what small business owners should actually be paying attention to in 2026.

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