As Small Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat, a Senator Listens

Business at Albertino's Pizza on Park Avenue is down 36 percent over the past three years.

Owner Al Neilson isn't complaining. He just has to work 100 hour weeks, and that's a far cry from the hours he worked as a sailor in the U.S. Navy.

To survive, he's been trying to keep costs down as much as possible. It has been hard, since the price of all his ingredients have risen steadily. It has put increasing pressure on him to raise prices.