In what way, if any, does digital media influence the ability for a smaller business to compete with a larger business? Digital media helps small businesses because it gives them access to resources that only large companies had in the past. Digital media has little effect on the ability for a small business to compete with a larger business because all businesses benefit equally. Digital media actually damages the ability for a small business to compete with a larger business because it provides larger businesses with more opportunities. Digital media helps small businesses because it increases globalism, which is good for small businesses in terms of competition.