When the Mt. Laurel Pool in Hazleton, Pennsylvania closed, the community was devastated. “A lot of kids lived for that. They loved it,” says Paul Wanuga, a Hazleton...
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When a man suddenly turned in front of seven-year-old Scott Swimm on the ski mountain, Scott reacted and prevented a collision. Instead, he passed over the man's skis...
In the restroom of a family-owned restaurant in Southern California, employees replaced a mirror that had been destroyed by vandals. Since the new mirror was two inches...
Because he wanted to pass a family business on to his son and two daughters, Charles Terrizzi started his own small company out of the converted garage behind his house...
Mike Meissner coached a youth baseball team in North Carolina for sixteen years. "I think I've made a difference in some kids' lives," he says. He sought to teach his...
When Lauren Ellis was 11-years-old, she was rollerblading in front of her house. From behind her, she heard a noise, and someone called "watch out." She looked over her...
In the spring of 2003, two Canada geese landed in the planter outside of Contemporary Watercrafters, a small pool maintenance business in Maryland owned by Howard Weiss...
"Twenty thousand dollars is a lot of money. It hurts to have a small company, so it's not something you want to give away." Danny Myers is the owner of Vintage Pools and...
"My wife and I joke about the fact that I'm one of the rare guys that gets to go play everyday. I love going to work. I get to do it every day and it's fun." As the...
When does the president of a corporation have to get his own coffee? When he and his business partner are the only employees. "In a startup like ours, there's two...