AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoUK Budget: Chancellor John Healey raised the small-business rates-relief threshold to £18,000 for qualifying retail, hospitality and leisure properties, with about 70,000 more firms expected to leave the rates system. Founders’ relief also aims to help start-ups scale, but business groups warn that higher wage and operating costs still weigh heavily. Disaster Aid: The U.S. SBA is offering low-interest working-capital loans to Minnesota small businesses and nonprofits hit by Boundary Waters wildfires, including firms with no physical damage. Access to Finance: Uganda’s Centenary Bank, Airtel Money and gnuGrid launched phone-based loans of up to Sh500,000; in Sri Lanka, four microfinance lenders joined the credit information bureau to widen formal credit access. Banking: Banks risk losing direct relationships with small firms as fintechs take over payment workflows tied to more than $18 trillion in annual SMB receipts.
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