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The smog that occurred in Riau Province has seriously disrupted the activities of residents, especially in the fields of education, transportation and economy. One of them is the city of Pekanbaru which is quite severe experiencing smog so that it also disrupts the economic income of small traders who rely on life from selling. For this reason, it is necessary to see how big the impact of decreasing income experienced by small traders and how the solution to overcome them. This research uses descriptive method by taking 100 samples of small traders in the city of Pekanbaru. Of the 100 traders sampled, not all traders experience a decrease in income, about 70 percent of the sample has decreased income while another 30 percent has no income decrease. For those who experience a decline in opinion ranging from 10 percent to 15 percent in one night because of the weakness they have that is dependence on the weather, lack of flexibility and minimal creation in the business. As for those who did not experience serious impacts in their business when the smog occurred, they were already using online applications such as go-food and grab-food in running their businesses.