Canva's Changing the Game: What Small Businesses Should Know in 2025
- Dylan Bennett
- May 6
- 3 min read
If you’ve been using Canva to "just make a few posts," you might want to buckle up.
Because after this year’s Canva Create event, the platform isn't just a design tool anymore—it’s shaping up to be a full-blown creative operating system.
I've been testing the updates for a few weeks now, and I’m excited to share my take.
Whether you’re a solo creator or a small business owner juggling content, marketing, and operations, these new features are a big deal.
My Top 4 Canva Updates (And Why They Matter)
1. Visual Suite 2.0
This is Canva’s way of turning chaos into clarity.
It lets you manage your brand, organize your team’s assets, run multi-channel campaigns, and even assign tasks—all inside Canva.
No more scattered folders or lost drafts.
It’s like having your marketing dashboard and creative studio combined.
Why it matters:
Small teams can now collaborate like big agencies, without needing 5 different tools (or 5 different designs).
2. Canva Sheets + Design With Data
Canva Sheets means you can now build and visualize data right inside Canva.
Want to pull metrics into a report or chart? Done.
Want to link up tables to dynamic graphics? Easy.
You can even build Magic Charts that auto-update with your data.
Why it matters:
Content that includes real stats = more trust.
Now you can do it without exporting from Excel or Google Sheets.
3. Canva AI (Beyond Magic Studio)
Canva is going ALL-IN on AI.
Magic Studio was just the surface.
Canva Create introduced us to tools like "Design for Me", "Draft a Doc", and "Create an
Image," where your prompt gets specific and unique results from Canva’s built-in AI.
It’s not just for creating content either.
→ Generate full presentations
→ Get copywriting help
→ Build product photos
→ Remix entire visuals at scale.
Why it matters:
Save hours on design and content—perfect for small business owners without time to spare.
4. Canva Code
This one caught me off guard—in the best way.
If you’re like me, you’re part of the 99.5% of the population that knows little (or nothing) about coding.
Canva is taking care of that for us, too.
Canva now lets you create web components, generate HTML, and even build interactive widgets… without needing to know code.
Just describe what you want, and let AI build it for you.
Why it matters:
It’s like giving non-techy creators the power to build tools, landing pages, or app prototypes—all inside Canva.
“But wait, there’s more…” - Billy Mays
Beyond those big four, Canva also announced:
Voiceover recording (even on mobile)
More animations, filters, and background removal tools
Interactive animations and page-specific links
Perspective corrections in photos
Multi-page websites
Highlighting and diagram updates in Docs
Advanced video editing (timeline controls, voice enhancement, LUT filters)
Magic Studio at scale
Draw in presentations
Audio level management
Private and custom page embeds
...and around 30+ other smart updates.
You can explore the full list here: Canva Create 2024 Recap
What This Means for Small Businesses
These new tools mean one thing:
Canva can now replace half your marketing stack.
Whether you’re making content, building reports, launching microsites, or playing with AI image generation, you can do it all in one place.
Canva isn’t just about “making things look nice” anymore.
It’s about working smarter—and helping small teams punch way above their weight.
Which update are you most curious to try?
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