I’ve sat back for quite some time now, letting Ellie have full access to her blog (except the few times I helped the bunnies sneak on… that was fun.) But now I’m back. Ellie is annoying me, being all happy and bubbly, and getting all of the attention. What’s with that? Who actually enjoys being around that much energy. Not me. That’s for sure.

Anyway, I wanted to take a turn on Ellie’s blog to tell you how wonderful and amazing the people at Rees Harps are. It’s Small Business Week, so this blog is my tribute to the wonderful humans here (especially Garen. I know I can trust him because he scratches me in the right spot Every. Time.)

Rees Harps is a Small Business through and through. And more than that, it is a family business, with a tight web of connections between different family members and long-time friends. There are 16 employees here (and many of us animals, too), all who work tirelessly to build beautiful, well-crafted, and highly-functional harps of many sizes. They work hard to give you excellent customer service and want you to feel like a member of the family.

Being a small family business means everyone has a lot of jobs and wears many hats. It takes a solid team to get through the piles of paperwork, manage the books, and keep up with the demand for our harps. I’m sure Ellie would take all the credit for the accomplishments, but we all know who really is behind it (ahem… meow)

This Small Business Week, do your part and shop small and/or local.

Meow.