SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE 5, 2025 – Homebase, the comprehensive platform for managing small business teams, hiring, and payroll, has launched its inaugural offerings in a new line of AI-driven solutions: the Hiring Assistant and the Scheduling Assistant. These AI tools are intended to streamline the hiring and scheduling processes by automating tedious, manual tasks from start to finish, allowing small business owners and managers to conserve valuable time each week and concentrate on business operations and team support.
Crafted specifically for the distinctive challenges faced by small businesses, Homebase’s AI Assistants provide effective automation without the usual complexity or costs. Utilizing machine learning and generative AI, these intelligent assistants handle labor-intensive tasks such as job description creation and optimized shift scheduling tailored to the specific needs of hourly teams. By learning from each business’s operations and team preferences, these tools offer personalized support to help small enterprises make informed decisions swiftly and enhance their competitive edge.
Hiring poses significant time and financial challenges for small businesses, and the Hiring Assistant aims to rectify that by automating and streamlining each stage of the recruitment process, thereby providing quicker recommendations for suitable candidates. The Hiring Assistant assists owners and managers by:
- Generating job descriptions and posting them across various job boards with a single click.
- Conducting AI-powered interviews to screen applicants, collecting insights on their fit, availability, and experience in accordance with the business’s hiring requirements.
- Pre-scheduling interviews directly with top candidates, allowing business owners to confirm without extensive back-and-forth.
With the Hiring Assistant, businesses can expedite their hiring process, enhance candidate quality, and eliminate repetitive tasks, all without the need for extensive training or navigating a complicated setup.
After securing the right personnel, the next challenge is maintaining adequate staffing and ensuring teams operate efficiently. The Scheduling Assistant simplifies this task by automatically generating schedules in seconds, taking into account the team’s real-time availability, previous shift patterns, preferences, and cost efficiency. Once the schedule is established, it identifies and prioritizes replacements as changes occur, helping business owners find better coverage quickly, reduce employee burnout, boost team morale, and reclaim valuable time.
“Small business owners handle numerous responsibilities, and managing a team can be overwhelming,” remarked John Waldmann, CEO of Homebase. “Our AI assistants are designed to alleviate some of that burden, offering time-saving solutions for repetitive hiring and scheduling tasks. Homebase aims to save small businesses 100 million hours within the next year, allowing them to reinvest that time into their operations, teams, and communities.”
As the first installment in a new range of AI solutions, these innovations underscore Homebase’s dedication to providing advanced, user-friendly technology that enables small business teams to thrive. The Scheduling Assistant is available at no cost for all customers on any paid plan until September 5, 2025.
About Homebase
Homebase’s mission is to empower small business teams. As the ultimate app for hourly teams, Homebase offers tools for employee scheduling, time tracking, payroll, hiring, communication, and HR. Over 100,000 small yet powerful businesses rely on Homebase for simplifying operations and enhancing team performance. As a leader in small business management, Homebase tracked over 1 billion hours for more than 2.5 million workers last year. Recognized as a 2024 Fast Company’s Brands That Matter and a 2025 Webby Award winner, Homebase operates from locations in San Francisco, Houston, Denver, and Toronto, backed by prominent venture capital investors.
