AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSME Tax Relief: Philippines Sen. Mark Villar filed a bill to exempt micro, small and medium enterprises from the Minimum Corporate Income Tax, citing MSMEs’ 35.7% GDP contribution and their role as 99.63% of registered businesses and 63.19% of jobs. AI for Small Business Growth: A U.S. House Small Business hearing highlighted how AI adoption is rising (with many owners citing regulatory uncertainty and skills gaps as blockers) while Google picked 20 AI startups for its equity-free Play Accelerator India to help them scale globally. AI Model Race: Alibaba unveiled Qwen3.8-Max, positioning it as a top-performing, cost-efficient model, while DeepSeek’s V4-Flash drew attention for being among the cheapest to run. Funding & Tools for Operators: Wayy.ai raised $2M to launch an AI “sales co-founder” for solopreneurs; OLIX secured $312M to scale specialized AI inference silicon. Local Business Support: Virginia’s new agrivoltaics law aims to pair solar with farming as data centers drive energy demand. Market Access: Sussex launched TradeKind, a free local trade marketplace with no lead fees or commissions.
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