AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoLocal Retail: Coldwater’s Witches Walk has grown from a 300-person gathering into an event drawing 4,000 visitors, bringing customers to main-street shops. Small Business Week: Barrie’s Small Business Centre is offering free workshops, mentoring and networking events from Oct. 19–25. Rising Costs: Diesel has reached £2.05 a litre in Scotland’s Highlands, squeezing small businesses that rely on transport and deliveries and potentially pushing up prices. AI Skills: A free Oct. 22 workshop on using AI for business planning, HR and marketing is open to Coast businesses. Recovery and Confidence: Indiana businesses hit by June storms can apply for low-interest SBA disaster loans; meanwhile, NFIB’s latest survey shows small-business optimism dipped in September.
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