Small Business Under Water: In Dagupan City, coastal flooding has kept a one-year-old eatery closed for nearly a month, with other restaurants and even a convenience-store rental decision hit by underwater streets and limited deliveries. Local Jobs Pressure: Seattle shop owners say they’re “running on empty” as costs and taxes squeeze margins; Mayor Katie Wilson is forming a jobs task force by October, but businesses want help sooner. Energy Costs & Data Centers: Iowa clean-energy advocates are urging regulators to stop utilities from using confidential deals with data centers to build gas plants and shift costs to ratepayers. Export Support for SMEs: Pakistan’s SME exporters get a boost from a new Rs3 billion export-insurance risk pool and expanded export finance, including a big earmark for SME exporters and new borrowers. Tariff Shock for Main Street: Canada’s CFIB estimates over 53,000 businesses are directly affected by U.S. tariffs/counter-tariffs, calling for a dedicated tariff relief program that reaches more small firms. Community Markets & Grants: Tucson awarded $600,000 in city grants to nonprofits backing workforce and small business growth, while Ellendale is moving ahead with plans for a 2027 farmers market to help mom-and-pop shops and local farms. Business Sentiment Watch: NFIB reports small-business optimism dipped in August but remains above the long-term average, with uncertainty still high.