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The woman-owned, SBA 8(a) federal contractor behind ReferAll.ai will help small and mid-sized businesses discover, adopt, and deploy OpenAI's tools, with hands-on guidance built for Main Street, not just the Fortune 500.

EASTON, Pa. - illiNews -- America's Workforce Solution, LLC (AWS), an SBA 8(a)-certified, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) with more than a decade in the federal marketplace, today announced that it is now an OpenAI SMB Channel Partner. The designation positions AWS to help small and mid-sized businesses across the country discover, purchase, deploy, and adopt OpenAI's offerings, turning the fastest-moving technology of our era into practical, day-one results for the owners who keep their communities running.

The timing is no accident. An estimated 92% of Fortune 500 companies already use OpenAI's products, yet most small businesses remain on the sidelines - not for lack of interest, but for lack of a guide. In a 2026 Goldman Sachs survey, 73% of small businesses said they would benefit from additional access to AI training and implementation resources, a clear signal that the barrier is no longer access to the technology, but the confidence and know-how to put it to work.

That is precisely the gap AWS is built to close. As an OpenAI SMB Channel Partner, AWS becomes a trusted, accountable guide that walks owners from first conversation to full deployment without the guesswork, and without the enterprise price tag.

"Small businesses are the engine of the American economy, and they deserve the same AI advantage as the biggest players in the room," said Calvetta Phair, Founder and CEO of America's Workforce Solution, LLC. "I've spent my career closing gaps, making sure that access to technology is never the thing standing between a person, or a business, and their potential. This partnership lets us do that at a scale I could only have dreamed of when I started. We don't just hand a small business the keys to AI; we teach them to drive."

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What This Means for Small Businesses

As an OpenAI SMB Channel Partner, AWS helps small and mid-sized businesses:
– Discover the right OpenAI tools for their specific goals - customer service, operations, marketing, and back-office automation.
– Purchase and license OpenAI offerings through a knowledgeable, accountable channel partner.
– Deploy and integrate AI into real workflows and streamlined processes - not just demos.
– Adopt and scale with practical onboarding, team enablement, and ongoing support.
– Empower public entities and nonprofits to adopt OpenAI responsibly, while engaging their communities and the people they serve more effectively while scaling their impact.

AWS's approach pairs OpenAI's leading-edge technology with the company's own expertise in workforce development and digital adoption. The result: businesses don't just gain access to AI - they get help putting it to work and training their people to use it with confidence.

Built on a Proven Record of AI Innovation

AWS is the company behind ReferAll.ai, its patent-pending, AI-powered job-matching platform built on OpenAI models, and it brings serious credentials to its work with small businesses. ReferAll.ai is a Google for Startups AI Award recipient and the company's solutions have been assessed as "Awardable" on the U.S. Department of War Chief Digital & Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. AWS also holds a standard of security and rigor proven in one of the most demanding technology environments in the world, and now standing behind AWS's mission to bring trustworthy AI to Main Street.

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A Mission Rooted in Access

For Founder Calvetta Phair, this work is personal. AWS contributes a portion of revenue from awarded contracts to The On It Foundation, the national 501(c)(3) digital-equity and STEM/STEAM education nonprofit she founded in 1999 after personally encountering barriers to obtaining a donated computer. Since then, the Foundation has placed more than 7,500 free computers with under-resourced families and students nationwide. The same belief that drove that work, that no one should be locked out of technology - now powers AWS's push to put enterprise-grade AI within reach of every small business.

Working with AWS

Federal and commercial customers interested in OpenAI implementation services, ChatGPT Enterprise deployment support, or ReferAll.ai workforce matching can contact AWS at phair@americasworkforcesolution.com. Prime contractors seeking an 8(a) EDWOSB subcontracting partner with OpenAI SMB Channel Partner status are encouraged to reach out for teaming discussions.

About America's Workforce Solution, LLC

America's Workforce Solution, LLC (AWS) is an SBA 8(a) EDWOSB/WOSB headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania. AWS holds CAGE Code 6R0H5, UEI R71WC4MYJ8K6, CMMC Final Level 2 certification, JCP Approved, the MDA SHIELD $151B IDIQ Awardee, and the Florida State IT Staff Augmentation IDIQ. The company develops ReferAll.ai, a patent-pending, AI-powered HR/HRIS SaaS platform built on OpenAI models, and is a 2023 Google for Startups AI Award recipient and OpenAI SMB Channel Partner. Learn more at AmericasWorkforceSolution.com.

About The On It Foundation

Founded in 1999 by Calvetta Phair, The On It Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to digital equity providing computer access, workforce readiness and STEM/STEAM education to under-resourced families with K-12 students that receive a free/reduced school lunch, and attend a public/home school in America. Learn more at TheOnItFoundation.org.