"I serve everybody, but mostly my customers come from the Latino community. Three or four years ago, a lot of stores closed. I thought I might have to close the doors because I couldn't pay the bills. Right now, you don't hear about so many companies closing their doors or sending thousands of people home. It's getting better. A lot better.

"To me, [President Obama] seems like a person who gives everything just to see that his country gets better. He fights for what he believes people need the most. If we understand that we can work as a community, that we can work together, big things can be done."

—Juan, a small business owner from New Hampshire