These are the people who spend countless hours nurturing, growing and building young enterprises and long-time family companies alike. They work long hours and many days of the week to ensure the profitability and success of their dreams, investments and goals, face obstacles and challenges far more than do those who us with a "normal" 9-5 career.
Where was such an occasion born?
"This holiday was created to honor the business that my parents started on March 29th, 1939 in Everett , Massachusetts - a hat shop called Ruth’s. It later developed into a woman’s specialty clothing store and moved to Medford, increasing in size to 10,000 square feet with over $2 million dollars revenue until it closed in 1997." Source: Rick Segel, son of local "mom and pop" owners.
Let us all pledge to honor the founders of this special occasion, marking the integrity and work ethics which are found in countless retail operations, service companies, restaurants and businesses of all kind all across our nation. Stop into a few locally-owned establishments this week and tell the owner "thank you for having such a unique, pleasant place in our town". I'm sure it would mean the world to them!
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