Let’s celebrate your hard work and dedication to the small businesses you started from the ground up, took over from a retiring parent or bought and helped flourish during a down economy. These are all reasons to take a minute during National Small Business Week to spread the word to local businesses, customers and area chambers of commerce about what — and why — you do what you do. Be a little selfish this week: You deserve some recognition.There are 28 million small businesses in the U.S., accounting for nearly two out of three jobs in our economy. That’s a

















