AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPayPal vs. DEI: PayPal agreed to a $30M DOJ settlement over a past program that backed Black and minority-owned small businesses, and says it will launch a new small business initiative that won’t use race or national origin in eligibility. AI for Main Street: Anthropic rolled out “Claude for Small Business,” plugging AI workflows into tools like QuickBooks and PayPal to help with payroll, invoices, cash flow, and customer service. Local business support that actually shows up: Delaware awarded $1.15M to nine early-stage small businesses via EDGE 2.0, while Kansas’ Bright Minds Academy in Hays earned an SBA National Small Business Week award. Cost pressure relief: Bangladesh cut overdue-loan penalty interest to 0.5% from 1.5%, and New York’s Extreme Heat Equipment Credit lets small firms claim workers’ comp premium credits for heat-safety gear. Community access fight: York’s Christmas Market rest day plan drew backlash over claims disabled people are being excluded.
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