AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDisaster Recovery: Los Angeles County extended applications for grants of up to $3,000 for small businesses affected by the Lineage Fire and East LA oil spill. The deadline is Oct. 9. Practical Support: WSU Tri-Cities will host an Oct. 27 workshop to help small-business owners assess AI tools and plan safe, useful adoption. Local Revitalization: San Francisco’s storefront grants appear to be helping fill vacancies: only 11 of 74 businesses in the first two rounds have since closed, and the city has awarded $5.3 million. Growth Funding: India approved a 10,000-crore-rupee SME growth fund, while Singapore committed S$120 million over five years to SME innovation. Costs and Compliance: New Zealand’s National Party proposed a 47-point small-business plan focused on lowering compliance costs; Canadian small-business advocates say taxes are holding back expansion.
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