Someone once said that running a small business means learning 10 jobs you never wanted just to do the one you really love. That sums it up pretty well.

The month Carolyn and I were married, I left my role as a partner in a local accounting firm to start my own business. Carolyn quit her job to join me. She did the invoicing – something that she wasn’t born to do. I had to explain that the dots next to the cents on the invoice should all line up. But that business evolved into another, then another, and was the precursor to my business today. We employ 21 amazing people – and growing. I like to think we’re doing our part to help the economy.

While the federal government is working to attract investment in major projects, it also…