AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEV Leasing for SMEs: Octopus EV is rolling its UK “salary sacrifice” EV leasing scheme into Germany, offering employees an all-inclusive workplace benefit and claiming savings of around 40% versus conventional leasing, with insurance, servicing, maintenance and charging credit included. Cloud Risk for German Firms: A Proton survey of businesses in Germany, France and the UK finds 74% fear a sudden US “kill switch” cutting off cloud services; many say they’d switch providers, but only 44% have a documented, regularly tested plan. SME Tech Spending Shift: Context reports SMEs are buying higher-value hardware from specialist channels rather than treating them like consumer products, with SME channel average notebook prices notably higher than retail. Green Hydrogen R&D (Bavaria): OxFA’s biomass-to-formic-acid work gets a boost via LIKAT’s catalyst enabling hydrogen extraction from bio-based formic acid at mild temperatures, aiming to scale climate-friendly hydrogen. Manufacturing & Local Growth: A Northern Illinois-style roundtable theme shows up in coverage of manufacturer-led networking with business advocates and SBA reps—useful as a model for how SMEs can connect to local leadership and procurement.
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