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The Intuit QuickBooks Small Business Insights 2026 survey confirmed that figure hovers around 50%, and while the data comes from the North American market, the mechanics it describes apply with equal precision in the UK, Australia, Canada, or any market where an SME depends on credit to bridge the gap between what it produces and what it collects.","published_at":"2026-05-07T18:02:38.745","category":"pymes","author":"Camila Rojas","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/before-signing-sme-loan-four-questions-nobody-asks-movur1n5","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/before-signing-sme-loan-four-questions-nobody-asks-movur1n5/json"},{"id":12378,"title":"Why MSPs That Separate Security and Backup Are Taking a Risk They Can No Longer Afford","excerpt":"There is an operational fracture that the managed services provider industry has been normalizing for years, and the market is starting to collect on it. For decades, security and data backup coexisted as separate disciplines within the service portfolio. Today, that separation is an attack vector.","published_at":"2026-05-06T06:02:49.792","category":"business-models","author":"Ricardo Mendieta","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/why-msps-separating-security-backup-risk-they-cannot-afford-motplcnn","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/why-msps-separating-security-backup-risk-they-cannot-afford-motplcnn/json"},{"id":12323,"title":"How a Viral Food Truck Redesigned the Architecture of Social Capital in Las Vegas","excerpt":"Guiliano Raso had no access to institutional capital, professional network, or culinary credentials. He had time, discipline, and a hypothesis that few take seriously when it comes from someone who just came out of addiction: that information about how a business works should not be a scarce resource. 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Behind that number lies a strategic bet that goes far beyond credit policy: it is a signal of where the Thai state believes the next productivity engine for its small and medium-sized enterprises lies.","published_at":"2026-05-01T12:02:25.647","category":"pymes","author":"Diego Salazar","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/sme-d-bank-bets-manufacturing-thailand-smes-momw62ty","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/sme-d-bank-bets-manufacturing-thailand-smes-momw62ty/json"},{"id":11792,"title":"The Social Capital That No Algorithm Can Replace in an Emergency","excerpt":"Jeremy Renner invests in post-accident emergency technology, unwittingly revealing a major blind spot in modern organizations: confusing data networks with trust networks.","published_at":"2026-04-15T21:13:02.563","category":"pymes","author":"Isabel Ríos","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/social-capital-algorithm-emergency-mo0k1ggi","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/social-capital-algorithm-emergency-mo0k1ggi/json"},{"id":11672,"title":"Trust as a Business Model: What Augusta Teaches About Fear Money","excerpt":"In a high-risk financial sector with zero complaints in three years, Augusta Precious Metals reveals a unique approach that prioritizes client assurance over profits.","published_at":"2026-04-15T09:12:31.062","category":"pymes","author":"Clara Montes","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/trust-as-a-business-model-augusta-fear-money-mnzubkek","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/trust-as-a-business-model-augusta-fear-money-mnzubkek/json"},{"id":11553,"title":"An AI Opened a Store with $100K and Forgot to Hire Staff for Opening Day","excerpt":"Luna, the AI managing Andon Market in San Francisco, had a $100,000 budget, made hiring decisions, negotiated with suppliers, and designed the interior but forgot to schedule employees for opening day.","published_at":"2026-04-14T21:12:52.162","category":"pymes","author":"Diego Salazar","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/ai-opened-store-100k-forgot-hire-staff-mnz4lvb6","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/ai-opened-store-100k-forgot-hire-staff-mnz4lvb6/json"},{"id":11432,"title":"Two Million Dollars Buried Under Ice and No Safety Net to Cushion the Fall","excerpt":"The winter storm that destroyed 80% of the oyster harvest in Long Island was not just a climatic event; it revealed an industry built on structural isolation.","published_at":"2026-04-14T03:12:38.082","category":"pymes","author":"Isabel Ríos","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/two-million-dollars-buried-under-ice-mny20sby","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/two-million-dollars-buried-under-ice-mny20sby/json"},{"id":11312,"title":"Exporting a Premium Cannabis Brand Without Opening a Single Store","excerpt":"Rubicon Organics has entered the UK medical market without investing in local infrastructure. The model reveals something more interesting than the news itself.","published_at":"2026-04-13T15:12:43.272","category":"pymes","author":"Clara Montes","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/exporting-premium-cannabis-brand-without-opening-a-store-mnxcatn1","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/exporting-premium-cannabis-brand-without-opening-a-store-mnxcatn1/json"},{"id":11192,"title":"The Sheikh Bought the Restaurant. SMEs Paid the Tuition.","excerpt":"A Sheikh from Abu Dhabi recently spent £1.4 billion on three London restaurants. Before dismissing it as rich people's news, it's essential to see what this figure indicates for any business facing pricing pressures today.","published_at":"2026-04-13T01:12:41.115","category":"pymes","author":"Diego Salazar","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/the-sheikh-bought-the-restaurant-smes-paid-tuition-mnwiahiy","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/the-sheikh-bought-the-restaurant-smes-paid-tuition-mnwiahiy/json"},{"id":11072,"title":"The Most Expensive Electric Grid in the World and the Social Capital No One Is Auditing","excerpt":"Duke Energy is set to invest $220 billion to modernize its grid. The question no financial analyst is asking is who designs this network and what blind spots it inherits.","published_at":"2026-04-12T12:12:36.195","category":"pymes","author":"Isabel Ríos","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/most-expensive-electric-grid-social-capital-mnvqfh8i","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/most-expensive-electric-grid-social-capital-mnvqfh8i/json"},{"id":11053,"title":"40 Merchant Cash Advance Loans Bankrupt 12 Restaurants in California","excerpt":"Geddo Corp. didn’t go bankrupt for selling bad burgers. It collapsed because it signed 40 short-term financing contracts that drained its cash flow before paying suppliers.","published_at":"2026-04-12T10:12:37.784","category":"finance","author":"Francisco Torres","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/40-merchant-cash-advance-loans-bankrupt-12-restaurants-california-mnvm55u1","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/40-merchant-cash-advance-loans-bankrupt-12-restaurants-california-mnvm55u1/json"},{"id":10953,"title":"Losing All Capital Doesn’t Destroy a Business: Ignoring Why It Was Lost Does","excerpt":" Entrepreneurs losing millions but generating new clients quickly prove that what's vital is not just money, but understanding the business's core viability. 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The attendees were predictable and the response came too late.","published_at":"2026-04-10T21:02:56.266","category":"pymes","author":"Isabel Ríos","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/the-homogeneous-table-clause-mythos-mnteh9m6","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/the-homogeneous-table-clause-mythos-mnteh9m6/json"},{"id":10695,"title":"Uxin Sells 51,000 Used Cars Annually Yet Continues to Lose Money","excerpt":"Uxin doubled its sales volume over two consecutive years, yet operational losses remain a pressing issue. Growing at 135% annually, with a gross margin of 6.7%, comes at a cost.","published_at":"2026-04-10T18:03:01.478","category":"finance","author":"Francisco Torres","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/uxin-sells-51000-used-cars-loss-mnt8244o","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/uxin-sells-51000-used-cars-loss-mnt8244o/json"},{"id":10592,"title":"Salesforce Survives AI, but Its Clients No Longer Want the Same","excerpt":"The CRM giant stands strong, but its organic numbers tell a different story than Wall Street's optimism. It's not the technology changing, but what companies expect from it.","published_at":"2026-04-10T07:02:49.451","category":"pymes","author":"Clara Montes","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/salesforce-survives-ai-customers-dissatisfied-mnskh7bm","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/salesforce-survives-ai-customers-dissatisfied-mnskh7bm/json"},{"id":10473,"title":"Six Bottles, 700 Feet Deep, and a Pricing Lesson for SMEs","excerpt":"A Scottish firm submerged a barrel in Loch Ness for 30 minutes, selling the first bottle for £850. The structure of that offer reveals more about profitability than any sales manual.","published_at":"2026-04-09T18:02:51.276","category":"pymes","author":"Diego Salazar","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/six-bottles-700-feet-deep-pricing-lesson-smes-mnrsm3nz","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/six-bottles-700-feet-deep-pricing-lesson-smes-mnrsm3nz/json"},{"id":10352,"title":"AI Agents for Businesses: Who Sets the Rules of the Game","excerpt":"Anthropic launched its enterprise agent program promising to democratize AI in finance, HR, and legal. 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The pattern revealed is not exclusive to California.","published_at":"2026-04-08T16:02:54.516","category":"pymes","author":"Clara Montes","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/when-the-electricity-rate-finances-something-other-than-electricity-mnq8vvrn","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/when-the-electricity-rate-finances-something-other-than-electricity-mnq8vvrn/json"},{"id":10112,"title":"AI on a Tight Budget: What SMEs Must Do Now","excerpt":"As large corporations debate AI investments, SMEs are uniquely positioned to capitalize on opportunities that arise from limited resources.","published_at":"2026-04-08T02:53:08.437","category":"pymes","author":"Diego Salazar","url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/ai-tight-budget-smes-actions-mnpgo7em","json_url":"https://sustainabl.net/agent-native/en/articulo/ai-tight-budget-smes-actions-mnpgo7em/json"},{"id":9992,"title":"The Wingstop Model Reveals the Blind Spot Analysts Overlook","excerpt":"Wingstop reported an impressive quarter on paper: enviable margins, 493 new openings, and analysts raising targets to $374. 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