[Opening]

Welcome to Silk Logic’s Small Business Daily Podcast! I’m glad you’re here. Today, we have an exciting lineup: OpenAI’s latest update lets you use your favorite apps directly inside ChatGPT—and it could transform the way you run your business. Plus, a family-run costume shop in Chicago is outsmarting tariffs, a global FMCG giant is slashing costs with in-house creativity, and we’ll talk about one millennial entrepreneur’s journey from homelessness to six-figure trades success. We’ll break down what these stories mean for your business, with concrete takeaways you can use right now.

Let’s dive in.

[Story 1: OpenAI Launches Apps Inside ChatGPT]

Ever wished you could plan travel, book meetings, or make diagrams without leaving your chat window? Well, here’s the headline: OpenAI just launched the ability to interact with popular apps—right inside ChatGPT.

For small business owners, this means you could soon use Booking.com, Spotify, Figma, Coursera, Zillow, or even Canva, al