AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoLocal Food Resilience: Chicago’s neighborhood bakeries are thriving in 2026, using artisan craft and community ties to outlast consolidation and inflation, even as Puratos moves to buy Dawn Foods. Cross-Border Business Services: Singapore launched a Professional Services (PS) Centre network to help firms expand across Asia with coordinated local legal, tax, and HR support. SMB Tech Security: Radware’s survey warns companies are adopting AI faster than they’re securing the new AI/API layer, urging better visibility and governance. Payments Expansion: Ant International raised $1.2B to grow cross-border merchant payments and AI-enabled commerce for small businesses. Energy & Climate Investing: Envision earned S&P Global Tier 1 cleantech recognition across wind, storage, and battery cells. Funding for Deeptech: Transition VC launched a $155.7M fund targeting energy transition and advanced manufacturing startups. Outage Risk for Merchants: A Facebook/Instagram outage disrupted sales and customer contact for many small businesses. New Market Access: BusBank and BusCharter.com.au partnered to expand charter bus coverage across the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
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