Small Business in the United States are struggling to survive
<p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="hardware">hardware</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="drugstore">drugstore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="CHRISTOPHER">CHRISTOPHER</span> <span word="CRUISE">CRUISE</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Primo">Primo</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Restaurant">Restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="booming">booming</span>.</p><p><span word="FAITH">FAITH</span> <span word="LAPIDUS">LAPIDUS</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Primo">Primo</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Restaurant">Restaurant</span> -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Savoy">Savoy</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enjoys">enjoys</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Primo">Primo</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="C">C</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="SAVOY">SAVOY</span>: "<span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span>."</p><p>(<span word="SOUND">SOUND</span>)</p><p><span word="Server">Server</span> <span word="Tina">Tina</span> <span word="Mitrakas">Mitrakas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Primo">Primo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>.</p><p><span word="TINA">TINA</span> <span word="MITRAKAS">MITRAKAS</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>. <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="home">home</span>."</p><p><span word="Lynne">Lynne</span> <span word="Sepple">Sepple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>.</p><p><span word="LYNNE">LYNNE</span> <span word="SEPPLE">SEPPLE</span>: "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 10."</p>
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