AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLocal Community & Small Business: Tulelake’s annual Shindig and Street Bazaar returns Saturday with vendors, food, a 3K/5K Color Run, and a handoff to nonprofit Tiny Mighty Strong after founder Lydia Gil stepped aside. SMB Networking: Driving Dickinson County launched its new “Evening Cruise” business after-hours event in Abilene, spotlighting partner benefits and local businesses. Banking for Growth: Midland States Bank Foundation awarded $97,500 in grants to 13 nonprofits, including funding for small-business development and coaching. Cybersecurity Risk for Town Halls: Mitchell City Hall’s operations and meetings were disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, leaving staff without computer access while utility billing payments continue. AI for Entrepreneurs: Mark Zuckerberg laid out a “positive AI future” focused on individual empowerment and personal AI agents that could help people build businesses and invent new products. SMB Tech Tools: Three Link Solutions launched ExpenseGuard for Workday to flag expense-report anomalies and speed up high-risk reviews. SMB Sentiment: NFIB’s small business optimism index rose to 99.8 in July, its strongest since last August. Disaster Recovery Support: CNMI SBDC and SBA ran a four-part workshop series on disaster recovery loans and resilience for local businesses.
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