AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTrade & tariffs pressure SMBs: A Canadian poll finds 69% of small businesses rely on U.S. ties, with many cutting spending, delaying hiring, and raising prices as counter-tariffs near. Cross-border manufacturing rethink: An Ontario chair maker says a 50% U.S. duty may force it to move most production to the U.S. Federal contracting integrity: A guide for DBE/ACDBE bidders warns about sham status claims and explains how small firms can spot and report fraud. Ranchers & meat industry policy: Trump’s executive orders push country-of-origin labeling, wolf management changes, and more competition enforcement in meatpacking, with SBA and other agencies tasked to report impacts. Disaster relief for small business: Hawaii opened $3M+ in O‘ahu Kona Low recovery grants (up to $10,000) with applications starting Sept. 9. SME finance access: Pakistan’s SMEDA and SBP are exploring cluster-based lending, while JazzCash onboarded 1.7M merchants to Raast QR to help bring informal businesses into the digital payments system. Workforce squeeze: New data shows a record number of working-age Americans out of the labor force, a drag on demand that hits small businesses hardest. Cyber & fraud risk: Microsoft reports spammers are using invisible Unicode tricks to evade email filters, raising the stakes for SMB security.
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