AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSME Digital Push (Pakistan): Pakistan invited Meta to expand its Small Business Growth Academy, offering free training for 1,000 SMEs on digital skills, AI tools and online marketing (Aug–Nov 2026), with support aimed at women and smaller-city businesses. SME Funding & Grants (South Africa): The Spaza Shop Support Fund is open for township and rural spaza owners, offering up to R100,000 (with larger amounts split between grant and loan) for upgrades, training and stock. Manufacturing Tech (UK): Made Smarter South East backed digital upgrades for manufacturers, including a curtain-track “order wizard” project expected to create jobs and boost profits. Business Costs Reality Check (UK pubs): A UK plan to cut business rates for pubs may save each venue about £1,000, but analysts warn it won’t offset bigger pressures like labor, energy and input costs. AI for SMBs (India): Search Router launched in India with a Search API aimed at helping AI agents access live web info without costly, messy workarounds. Startup Capital & Tools: Lyzr open-sourced its fundraising AI agent SivaClaw to help startups automate investor Q&A and diligence prep. Clean Tech (Türkiye): TUBITAK opened applications for COP31-linked accelerator funding to help clean-tech startups commercialize solutions and attract investment.
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