Rand Paul: “as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding…”

“as ranking member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, each week I recognize an outstanding Kentucky small business that exemplifies the American entrepreneurial spirit. This week, it is my privilege to recognize Glauber's Sports, a family-owned small business in Carrollton, KY, as the Senate Small Business of the Week. In 1863, a young shoemaker, John Glauber, established Glauber's Shoes in Carrollton, KY. Opening up shop on Main Street, the business provided quality footwear to residents of Carroll County and the surrounding area. Over the next 140 years, Glauber's Shoes became the oldest shoe store in Kentucky and over time expanded its offerings to include hunting supplies. Passing through multiple generations, by the early 2000s, John Glauber, a fourth-generation descendant of the original owner, ran the business alongside his son, Randy, who started helping out around the shop when he was in the sixth grade. After graduating from high school, Randy worked in the store full time and learned how to run the family business. He later took over when his father retired in 2005. Since taking over, Randy further expanded the store's hunting inventory and renamed the store to Glauber's Sports to more accurately reflect its inventory. Today, Glauber's Sports is lauded as a one-stop-shop for hunting and shooting sports enthusiasts in Northern Kentucky.…”