Speaker. we also hear stories of small businesses being around for 10 or 20 or 30 years. and it is amazing. in and of itself. that a small business can survive that long. In my hometown of Gastonia. North Carolina. Tonys Ice Cream has been a landmark for over 100 years. In fact. this year marks its 100th anniversary. In 1915. an Italian immigrant named Carmine Coletta began Tonys as a horsedrawn wagon that served ice cream to those in Gastonias Loray Mill Village. Eventually. the first store was opened and took the name "Tonys" in honor of Carmines brotherinlaw. who managed the store. The current location was built in the 1930s and now is run by Carmine Colettas grandson and his children.
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