"Think small, grow big." — Herb Kelleher, Founder of Southwest Airlines

Running a Business is Tough

Small business owners in Texas do it all. Following Herb Kelleher's advice to "think small, grow big," owners must find customers, manage sales, handle the books, and deliver great service every day. To keep up, they need tools that can simplify their tasks to help them focus on growing.

How Gemini Can Help

To unlock more time, Google built features specifically for small businesses inside the Gemini app. Gemini connects your everyday tools – like Adobe, Canva, Google Workspace, Shopify, and Xero – into one simple helper.

Here are three key ways Gemini boosts business owners:

  • Create Content: Make professional images, social media posts, and ads that match your brand in no time – creating a big budget look without big budget cost.

  • Get Financial Clarity: Turn data, invoices, and spreadsheets into dynamic dashboards with charts, cash flow forecasts and business trend insights. 

  • Reclaim the passion that truly drives your business by letting Gemini handle the busywork so you can focus on what matters for your business.

Learn AI with Fellow Texans

To show business owners how to use Gemini tools in real time, Google is teaming up with Hello Alice for a learning session in Houston tomorrow, on November 10.  Hello Alice’s Main Street Rising event at Rice University will feature hands-on Gemini workshops, practical AI tips, and insights from local business and community leaders.

AI Strengthens Bedrock Texas Institutions

Google tools are already helping businesses grow in key sectors of Texas’s economy:

  • Farming & Ranching: Farmers can use quick AI tools on their phones to spot weeds and save money on chemicals, while ranchers can track cattle & finish USDA paperwork faster.

  • Energy & Infrastructure: Tools like Google Earth Engine, Flood Hub, and FireSat help communities prepare for severe weather & wildfires while keeping energy grids reliable.

  • Jobs & Education: Grow with Google & Cloud for Startups work with local colleges to offer simple AI training resources for students, workers & entrepreneurs to build the future in Texas.

  • Connecting Military with their families: Google Beam’s 3D immersive video communication ensures that deployed service members and their families remain Texas strong despite being miles apart.

AI Builds Shared Prosperity

We’re putting the transformative power of AI into the hands of every business – especially the startups and local shops bringing fresh ideas to their neighborhoods. When they thrive, entire communities prosper.

From Austin's tech corridor to the Houston ship channel to West Texas ranches, we are dedicated to putting simple, powerful AI directly into Texans’ hands to save time, grow businesses, and keep both Texas and America moving forward.

Vishnu Sivaji is Senior Director of Google's Gemini app.

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