AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSME Trade: Australian startup AI JAR won a global impact award for making export intelligence across more than 170 markets affordable to smaller firms. Informal Business Costs: In Kenya, informal workers may lose up to 20% of daily earnings to bribes, according to a World Bank update; the report’s detailed estimates focus on motorbike riders. Retail Workforce: UK retailers face higher payroll costs from April 2027, when the minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over rises to £13.21 an hour. Access to Relief: South Korea’s New Start Fund rejected 68.9% of small-business and self-employed debt-restructuring requests in the third quarter, with bank rejections reaching 77.9%. Lean Operations: Small businesses can cut software bills by auditing subscriptions, removing duplicate tools and downgrading plans they rarely use.
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