# OpenAI launches small business program as it touts 10M ChatGPT Work and Codex users > Source: > Published: 2026-07-21 17:50:43+00:00 OpenAI has announced a new initiative called the ChatGPT for small business program. Meanwhile, the company touts reaching 10M ChatGPT Work and Codex users. ## ChatGPT for small business program OpenAI says its new ChatGPT for small business program is “an initiative to help small businesses be more productive and scale their businesses with ChatGPT.” The program entails four key parts. These include access to hands on virtual training, attending in-person small business AI academies in the U.S., helpful guides for getting started with ChatGPT, and access to new agents and partners specifically made for small businesses. OpenAI [has a form](https://openai.com/leads/small-business/) where small businesses can sign up to join. You can learn more about OpenAI’s small business program [here](https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-small-business-program/). ## ChatGPT Work and Codex reach 10M users The effort is part of an overall push to promote ChatGPT Work, a more agentic version of ChatGPT that can be used for wider productivity tasks beyond chatbot responses. OpenAI’s 10M user milestone for ChatGPT Work and Codex doubles the user base of Codex alone earlier in July. OpenAI [replaced its desktop app](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/09/openai-announcing-the-next-chapter-for-chatgpt-today-watch-here/) this month with a version based on its standalone Codex app, adding more advanced capabilities that also added complexity to the basic chat interface. The app has[ since been updated](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/17/openai-fixes-chat-access-in-the-chatgpt-app-for-mac/) a few times to strike a better balance between chat and tasks. **Related OpenAI stories:** [OpenAI’s first device will be a portable speaker with a camera and other sensors](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/14/report-openais-first-device-will-be-a-portable-speaker-with-a-camera-and-other-sensors/)[OpenAI is discontinuing ChatGPT Atlas, its standalone desktop browser](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/09/openai-is-discontinuing-chatgpt-atlas-its-standalone-desktop-browser/)[Apple sends legal letters to former employees now at OpenAI](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/17/apple-sends-legal-letters-to-former-employees-now-at-openai/) **Do more with your Apple products** [Apple AirTag 2 | Add Find My tracking to keys, bags, bikes, more](https://amzn.to/4vjNWN1) [AirPods 4 | Apple’s newest wireless headphones](https://amzn.to/43ndewV) [AirPods Pro 3 | Apple’s best wireless headphones](https://amzn.to/4ut3FYp) [Beats USB-A to USB-C Cable | The official CarPlay cable](https://amzn.to/4mpKs7K) *FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.* [More.](https://9to5mac.com/about/#affiliate) [our homepage](http://9to5mac.com/)for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on [exclusive stories](https://9to5mac.com/feature/exclusive/), [reviews](https://9to5mac.com/guides/review/), [how-tos](https://9to5mac.com/guides/how-to/), and [subscribe to our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/9to5mac)