Singapore SMEs buy back time with AI, but messy data keeps pilots stuck

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Singapore SMEs buy back time with AI, but messy data keeps pilots stuck, according to e27. Ask a Singapore small business owner what AI has done for them, and the answer is time. Ask whether their systems are ready to let AI run more of the business, and the answer gets a lot less certain.

Also Read: Beyond automation: How AI is reshaping the SME landscape in Southeast Asia That tension […] The post Singapore SMEs buy back time with AI, but messy data keeps pilots stuck appeared first on e27 . Also Read: Beyond automation: How AI is reshaping the SME landscape in Southeast Asia That tension runs through “The State of AI in Small Business 2026 – Singapore”, a new report from small business accounting platform Xero.

Research firm Pureprofile conducted the survey between July 29 and August 5. It polled 1,018 business owners and senior decision-makers at Singapore companies with fewer than 200 employees and annual revenue of up to SGD100 million (about US$77 million).