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We are on the last day of a series of profiles of successful small businesses that are also our customers at Yahoo Small Business in honor of National Small Business Week. We will be sharing some of our favorite success stories throughout the week and we that you suggest and contribute your own stories of small business success on our Facebook account.

More than half of all working Americans either work for or own a small business and small businesses create almost 2/3 of all new jobs. Here at Yahoo Small Business, we are proud to say that some of these businesses are our customers. We have already profiled Ranger Up, Strings and Beyond,BaconFreak.com and Langstons.com.  Today it is the turn of Averill's Sharper Uniforms, a business that successfully changed course online with the help of a redone website and some sharp SEO tactics. 

It's small business week! Here at thestreet.com we are celebrating by profiling a few choice small businesses, who talked to us  about both the challenges they face and the secrets to their success. 

1. Wayne Pharmacy Bucks the Trend of Big Chains Taking Over:

It's been said the days of the local pharmacy are dwindling, as big chains take over. But Wayne Pharmacy is bucking that trend. It has been in business for nearly eleven years! Learn more.

2. Reverse Engineering a Snickers Brings Sweet Success to Liddabitsweets

Sure, there are batches of challenges at Liddabitsweets, but that's what motivates these small business owners. Learn more.

3. Kelly & Jones: Breaking the Rules of Wine and Fragrance

As any wine lover will tell you, wearing a fragrance can disrupt the sensory experience of wine tasting. This gave Kelly Jones an idea for a small business that breaks the rules. Jones reveals how she built her small business, faced critics who she says misunderstood her mission and continues to challenge the conventions of wine and fragrance. Learn more. 

4. Jim Cramer's Small Business Lessons Learned With Bar San Miguel