Small business survival

Some have wondered if I have so much to say about OWS, why I am not there. And I ask why? I am on the front lines of it everyday, but it is at home. My father has worked at a family owned business for 30+ years. I know the family who owns it. That family watched me grow. And when the father died one of the sons took over. When I was three I would kick that son in the shin and then run. My birthday cakes came from them, my Sunday lunches came from them. I know the true impact of what is happening to the small businesses from a personal level. But I don't want to be a faceless person in a crowd. I want to be out loud and let everyone know that my family has relied on the small business to survive. And while it was sad they had to close their downtown business a few years back, that was not the true business. The main one, the one still standing is where you will find family.