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Beyond the AI 2.0 Era: Why Change Management is the New Core Competency

Abstract: HubSpot INBOUND 2025: AI was everywhere. But the conversation has shifted from AI as a tool to AI as an agent. Body: ​By: Nick Johnson, Director of Technology at Big I NYI just came back from HubSpot INBOUND 2025, and like most major conferences this year, AI was everywhere. But this wasn’t the same conversation we were having in 2023 or even 2024. It wasn’t about writing blog posts with ChatGPT or generating quick marketing copy.The conversation has shifted from AI as a tool → to AI as an agent.And the bigger shift? From efficiency hacks → to redefining how systems themselves operate.From Efficiency to OptimizationFor…

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Members + Advocacy = Big Win: 20% QBI Deduction Now Permanent

Abstract: Congress has passed legislation to make the federal 20% Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction permanent for agencies structured as pass-through entities. Body: ​Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Big "I" legislative team and the members who attended the 2025 Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., Congress has passed legislation to make the federal 20% Qualified Business Income (QBI) deduction permanent for agencies structured as pass-through entities.To help quantify the impact of this significant advocacy achievement, Big "I" is conducting a brief, 3-question survey. If you are an agency owner operating as a pass-through entity, we encourage you to participate. The survey can be completed…

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Tell Congress: End Taxpayer Waste from NY’s Outdated Scaffold Law

Abstract: ​Big I New York is leading the charge to save federal taxpayer dollars and tackle serious insurance marketplace concerns by modernizing how New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 impact federally funded infrastructure projects. Body: ​Big I New York is leading the charge to save federal taxpayer dollars and tackle serious insurance marketplace concerns by modernizing how New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241 impact federally funded infrastructure projects.You can help by urging your member of Congress to support the federal Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025.  Act Now!H.R. 3548 proposes a simple, commonsense way to help partially address the Scaffold Law: applying…

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