AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSME Finance & Growth: Canada’s provincial chambers push premiers to keep momentum on internal trade, labor mobility and regulatory alignment to help small firms compete. Local Business & Community: Joburg’s “Walk the Talk” event is urging residents to rediscover the city on foot, with a spotlight on heritage, public spaces and local businesses. Payments & Cash Flow: iSolutions expands its embedded iPayments platform into Canada for Dynamics 365 users, adding EFT plus credit cards inside Business Central to cut manual AR work. Workforce & Hiring Reality: CFIB says jobs most often filled by temporary foreign workers are exactly the ones young Canadians avoid, warning that cutting the program won’t solve staffing gaps. Cyber & Trust: NordVPN launches HangUp, a free Android call-protection app that blocks scam and telemarketing categories as Americans report rising scam-call anxiety. Women’s Entrepreneurship: NCBA and African Guarantee Fund back women-led SMEs with $5m (Sh645m) through the AFAWA acceleration program. Tech for SMBs: CPAClub rolls out PATHS, a mobile CPE learning platform for accounting professionals.
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