AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSmall Business Growth & Recognition: PomeGran (Canada) was named #1 Telecom Services provider for the second straight year in The Globe and Mail’s Top Growing Companies ranking, citing 348% three-year revenue growth. Local Family Business Spotlight: Perino’s Home & Garden Center (Metairie) is gearing up for peak holiday sales, including large-scale poinsettia production and a multi-generational operation. Entrepreneur Training Push: Maxis and Malaysia’s KUSKOP will train 6,000 entrepreneurs by 2029 via the “Perkasa Halal” initiative, combining digital marketing skills with an accelerator and mentoring. Community Impact & Local Support: MANY Hands United for Impact helped sort 172 boxes of donated goods for United Way of Bucks County at its newly opened facility. Tech for Solopreneurs: FreshBooks is integrating Anthropic’s MCP Connector to help small businesses use AI for admin tasks like cash flow and invoice management. Business Ownership Change: Vroman’s Bookstore (Pasadena) announced new ownership, ending more than a century of Sheldon family control. Disaster Recovery & Jobs: North Carolina’s Commerce highlighted $1.4B in federal recovery funds after Hurricane Helene, including support for small businesses and new jobs. Small Business-Friendly Incentives: NYC will pay businesses to shift deliveries to overnight hours to reduce daytime truck congestion. Expansion News: No.33 Café plans its first expansion outside Norwich, opening in Cambridge by late November.
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