tom agosta opened his restaurant in 2008 as the recession took hold. while trump's talk of deregulation has some on main street feeling optimistic, agosta is concerned. >> small businesses are the ones that bear the brunt of things that happen in washington. when people talk deregulation i n person.ed beca >> reporter: but detroit native naila brown is staying optimistic. the college dropout started ellis island tea in 2008 after perfecting her family's recipe. today she she retails in some 300 stores across the midwest including whole foods. >> there's a spirit that the city here carries and that is a spirit of resilience. and all entrepreneurs know that it is an extremely tough journey and there are times when we want to give up. and so we need a motivation to keep times. i'm not in business just for myself. it's to biff back to the community as well. and the way i give back is by providing jobs. and the more my company grows the more jobs i can provide. >> reporter: as trump packs his cabinet with billionaires she has just one ask. >> if i had one w