Saluting Small Business Owners Everywhere

Small business owners are some of the hardest workers in the world, but they rarely give themselves the credit they deserve for the physical and emotional toil they put into building and growing their businesses. In fact, they often spend more time beating themselves up over their mistakes and missteps than congratulating themselves for a job well done. If you're one of these small business owners, put work aside for a few minutes and check out this post from the New York Times Small Business blog. It's proof positive that, while you may not make all the right choices, what you are doing is making a difference—and not just in your life, but in the lives of employees, customers and countless others. And, hey, give yourself a pat on the back. You deserve it!