Today in Global Small Business: Sony is Betting on Global Fandom Through Anime

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• The world is hooked on anime. Japan, its creative homeland, could use the win, and Sony is attempting to build the empire.
• In the episode of Take on Tomorrow, PwC explores what it takes to build momentum around agentic AI – from employees’ first experiments with new tools to a fundamental rethinking of how work gets done.
• Seven skills for success, particularly for young people.
• Quote of the week: “With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later." – Nico di Angelo
• Here are 7 fixes you can make to make sure your business is found by AI.
• A $1.95 billion exit wasn’t enough. Poppi’s founder, Allison Ellsworth, is trying to build another breakout brand.

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