AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSME Funding & Grants: India’s Cabinet cleared a ₹10,000 crore SME growth fund, aiming to back manufacturing and tech-focused small and medium businesses. SMB Access to Capital: Sri Lanka’s Industry Minister launched #AskHandun to clarify low-interest SME loan rules, with plans to add Rs 13 billion to expand concessionary financing. Federal Contracting: Red One Medical won NASA SEWP VI Category C (small-business) status for IT mission services, opening a new procurement lane starting Nov. 1, 2026. Business Growth Events: Duluth’s Seeds for Growth expo drew 100+ owners for practical networking and resource connections. Digital Transformation: Cambodia’s OCIC partnered with Newwave to launch an Innovation Lab and bring AI/software expertise across its businesses. Startup & Tech Investment: Spiko raised a $90M Series B to make cash yield universal, while Noah closed a $38M seed to expand compliant stablecoin cross-border payments. AI Compute Supply: A National Compute Grid initiative aims to pool AI computing capacity to help researchers and startups. Legal/Regulatory Watch: A lawsuit challenges Nvidia’s $20B Groq deal structure, alleging shareholders got a bad bargain.
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