AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSME Growth & Awards: Rutland founder Anna Morrish’s Quibble, a digital marketing agency built to give SMEs expert support without big-agency retainers, has been named a finalist in the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Scotland Business Expansion: Champions Speakers has bought SpeakOut, a Scottish speaker and entertainment booking agency, to deepen its local relationships while keeping SpeakOut’s identity. Local Fraud Crackdown: North Wales businesses were hit in a £462k fraud spree; two men have been jailed after committing dozens of frauds and thefts against small firms including vet surgeries and hotels. AI for Operations: Klipboard’s OnRent Go is rolling out rental-specific embedded AI to help equipment hire firms answer availability questions from live data and automate tasks like orders and invoicing. Open Banking Impact: Open Banking Limited says independent analysis estimates Open Banking is already generating about £2bn a year for the UK, with big upside for SME accounting, access to finance and payments. Tech Legal Watch: A major UK trial is set for September 28 over claims that Google Play Store overcharged app developers, with thousands of SMEs potentially affected. Jobs from Carbon Capture: Teesside pipework firm Cavendish Northern has won a piping prefabrication contract tied to carbon capture work, expected to create 60+ jobs.
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