AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoLocal Grants & Growth: Emporia Main Street won a $100,000 Small Business Accelerator Grant from The Hartford and Main Street America to expand its Fabrication Lab, which already served 91 businesses in 2025 with hundreds of projects and thousands of items produced. Disaster Recovery With a Small-Business Twist: Western North Carolina’s Helene recovery got a $34.2M boost via seven federal EDA grants aimed at rebuilding infrastructure, strengthening the workforce, and supporting long-term regional growth. Arts as Economic Engine: Stockton artists pushed city leaders to strengthen its Arts, Culture and Entertainment Advisory Council, with calls to better connect grassroots creativity to support small businesses and make the city a destination. Community-Driven Business Support: Missouri’s Neighborhood Leadership Academy opens registration for a 10-week program that includes a community improvement project—participants can come from neighborhood groups, nonprofits, local government, and small businesses. Policy Watch for SMBs: A bipartisan resolution led by Sens. Jim Banks and Elizabeth Warren asks the FTC to investigate potential anticompetitive practices in fire truck manufacturing—an issue tied directly to rising costs and delivery delays for public safety buyers. Digital Market Protection: Indonesia moved to protect micro and small sellers on digital marketplaces with new 2026 rules that require fee transparency in platform partnerships.
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