AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHiring Costs & Cashflow Pressure: Equifax data suggests SMEs are stretching supplier payment times as owners preserve cash, with on-time debt payments slipping and late payments rising again. Workforce Strategy: South African SMEs face a “real cost of hiring” debate as unemployment stays high, pushing many owners to weigh full-time staff vs contractors. HR Benefits Reality Check: Backup childcare programs can lose value fast when usage routes out-of-network and employers get hit with steep processing fees. SME Growth via AI Talent & Tools: Vendasta promotes internal leaders to C-suite to scale its AI workforce push, while ConnectOne Bank deploys nCino’s agentic AI to cut document-search time dramatically. SME Policy & Compliance: Nigeria opens free CAC registration for 250,000 MSMEs under a formalisation programme; meanwhile, the compliance crunch facing small businesses this July stays a recurring theme. Local Business Support: New Orleans launches grants to help reopen long-vacant downtown storefronts. Cyber & Payments Watch: Nayax reports remediation after a suspected security incident, saying core systems were not impacted. Big Legal/Market Moves: States sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros Discovery deal, arguing higher prices could ripple to consumers and workers.
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