AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSME Cost Pressure: A new index from AMP Bank GO says the weighted cost of keeping a small business open has jumped from 100 (March 2020) to 124.6 by March 2026, with wages, rent, power, fuel, insurance, tools, packaging and payment costs all rising. Italian Startup in Healthcare: Mestrualia, a Northern Italy femtech firm, secured CE marking for its Sobek non-invasive blood-and-saliva diagnostic and is moving toward clinical pilots for earlier women’s health prevention. Deal Watch for Italian Tech: Milan’s Bending Spoons agreed to buy Airtable for $1.285B in an all-cash deal, its first acquisition since its Nasdaq listing, signaling continued consolidation in productivity software. Local Business Reality Check: Dream City Mattress is closing two stores after 25 years and shifting fully online, a reminder that retail footfall remains tough. AI & Cyber for SMBs: Italian cybersecurity startup Bynario says Apple’s AI-driven bug-report flood led to a submission quota that blocked a serious macOS flaw from being seen immediately. Tourism & Access: Italy’s “spiaggia libera” debate heats up as private lidos keep barriers that make it harder for people to move from free to paid beach areas.
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