Company that is family owned small business I choose is SC Johnson a Family company. Founded in 1886 as a parquet flooring company by Samuel Curtis Johnson, we soon earned a reputation for consumer-driven innovation through a product specially formulated to care for our parquet floors — Johnson's Prepared Paste Wax. “Every generation has recognized and championed the benefits of family ownership, including consistency in principles and values, emphasis on the long term and independence of spirit. Today, the company, which is led by the founder’s great-great-grandson, Dr. H. Fisk Johnson, employs 12,000 people in more than 70 countries who work hard every day to bring you the very best products for home cleaning, home storage, air care, personal care and pest control.” Their philosophy phrase is: “"This We Believe" – our statement of expectations for operations around the world. But it’s more than simply a written document. This We Believe is part of the DNA of the people of SC Johnson. It is the essence of who we are and how we operate.” They also believe that employees are most important for their business. Their customers come in keep their business strong and running. With their products they provide customers satisfaction.
http://scjohnson.com/family/fam_com_phi.asp
The small business company entrepreneur owned Dominos Pizza. “Founded: 1960 Franchising since: 1967
In 1960, brothers Tom and James Monaghan borrowed $500 to purchase Dominick’s, a pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The next year, James traded his half of the business to Tom for a Volkswagen Beetle. In 1965, Tom Monaghan renamed the company Domino’s Pizza LLC. The first Domino’s Pizza franchise store opened in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1967. Tom Monaghan retired in 1998, selling 93 percent of the company to Bain Capital. In addition to regular, pan and thin-crust pizza, Domino’s products include bread sticks and Buffalo wings. Domino’s operates more than 6,000 stores in the United...