Local Business Wins: SBA honored Kansas rural child care operator Bright Minds Academy with a National Small Business Week award, spotlighting how SBA-backed help can turn local services into major employers. Community & Events: Pittsburgh is already gearing up for summer with major festivals and family programming, while Cullman’s 11-day Restaurant Week (Sept. 10–21) is set to drive traffic to local eateries. Small Business Recognition: In California, Village Pet & Feed in Santee earned the SBA California Small Business Person of the Year nod after being recognized by local partners and the city council. Policy Pressure on SMBs: The U.S. Supreme Court fight over the Corporate Transparency Act is heating up, with the Community Associations Institute filing an amicus brief arguing the law unfairly sweeps in volunteer nonprofit community groups. Cost & Access to Capital: Oklahoma signed a bill to stop data-center buildout costs from landing on ratepayers, and India’s MSME push continues with new focus on AI-based lending to close a large credit gap. Global Disruption: Cuba’s electrical grid suffered a partial collapse, leaving eastern regions largely without power—another reminder that reliability is a business issue, not just a headline.