# Understand a business (/docs/ways-to-use-smb/understand-a-business)



**For:** Owners, operators, and advisors

## Start here [#start-here]

1. Start with the Business ID for the Business you need.
2. Review the information available to you.
3. Add the Business to a Workspace before collaborating or updating it.

## Capabilities to use [#capabilities-to-use]

| Job                                | SMB capability                                           | Available through |
| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Review the available Business      | [Get a Business](/docs/api-reference/get_business)       | API · MCP         |
| Add it to the team's Workspace     | [Add a Business](/docs/api-reference/add_business)       | API · MCP         |
| Update the team's Business context | [Update a Business](/docs/api-reference/update_business) | API · MCP         |
| Organize collaborative work        | [Create a Room](/docs/api-reference/create_room)         | API · MCP         |

SMB returns only the Business information available to the current caller.