Simplify Business Consultancy

Rural communities possess the talent, resilience, and ingenuity to cultivate thriving local economies. Yet they often encounter obstacles: limited access to capital, smaller populations, and gaps in technological expertise.

Today, AI presents an unparalleled opportunity to transform these challenges into advantages. Artificial intelligence empowers small teams to achieve more, lowers the cost of innovation, and unlocks new avenues for business creation and growth.

The Simplify Business Consultancy is committed to positioning rural America at the forefront of the AI era, with a focus on three strategic priorities:

Our AI Approach

Leaders

We equip local leaders with the insights, data, and peer network they need to bring AI-driven opportunities home. Through our Rural Innovation Network, now expanding to 90 micropolitan regions, we help communities plan, fund, and launch tech-based economic strategies.

Learners

We prepare the rural workforce for AI-native jobs. By partnering with colleges and training providers, we deliver hands-on, project-based AI training that builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills, creating new pathways to good jobs close to home.

Founders

We support entrepreneurs with best-in-class AI tools and startup frameworks, helping small, resource-limited teams build products faster, smarter, and more efficiently.

Propelling Progress Across the Country

In September 2025, SBC convened 180+ rural leaders, entrepreneurs, funders, and tech experts for the first-ever national rural AI conference, Accelerating What’s Possible. This event sparked a movement, proving rural innovators are ready to lead in the AI economy.

With support from our funders, we can scale this work to ensure rural America thrives in the Age of AI.