AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSBA & Main Street AI: The SBA is partnering with Perplexity on a $25M Main Street AI Accelerator, offering $250 in credits to up to 100,000 small businesses with SBA 7(a) or 504-backed loans. SBA Contracting Rules: The SBA proposed major changes to its 8(a) program’s social disadvantage standard, aiming to end a race-based admissions framework for individuals while saying it won’t directly affect tribes and Alaska Native corporations. Disaster Relief Access: SBA opened a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Maui (Kihei) to help businesses and nonprofits apply for economic injury and other disaster loans after severe storms and flooding. Energy Cost Relief: ComEd is offering $2.5M in one-time bill relief for eligible northern Illinois small and medium businesses to offset summer PJM interconnection supply costs. Local Business Support: The Navajo Nation Economic Summit drew entrepreneurs and small business owners to Twin Arrows for training and networking on finance, energy, tourism, and housing. Cyber & Scams: A commentary warns online scams are acting like a “hidden tax” on small businesses and consumers, pushing up fraud-prevention costs and lost money. Labor Law: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Macy’s challenge to an NLRB ruling requiring compensation for fired workers, keeping the dispute alive for employers.
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