AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCost-of-living squeeze: MyTSV reports “felt inflation” is outpacing headline CPI, with rent up ~41% since 2019 and a spike in household stress that’s also hitting local SMB budgets. Construction security: TrueLook and Noonlight say confirmed construction site break-ins jumped 50% YoY to 2,639 in 2025, with weekends and late-night hours (11 p.m.–3 a.m.) driving risk. Small business hiring steady: Paychex’s Small Business Employment Watch finds U.S. small business job growth stayed steady in July, with weekly hours and earnings growth improving. AI + cyber for lean teams: Arctic Wolf launches a Cyber AI Readiness Accelerator for partners, while Coro and Keepit team up to bring dedicated cloud data protection into the Coro workspace platform. AI governance standards: SHI joins the Tokenomics Foundation to help define best practices for scaling generative AI with cost and governance controls. Payments modernization: Euronet signs a multi-year SaaS deal with Peru’s Unibanca to speed credit issuing and expand new credit products. Tariff pressure in court: Multiple reports highlight 25 U.S. states suing over new Trump tariffs, a direct risk to SMB supply chains and pricing.
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