NEW YORK (WABC) -- Small businesses count on every payment, from every client, to keep the doors open.

But what happens when hard-earned money gets stolen?

For one New York contractor, that meant a backlog of corporate investigations, and something he just couldn't fix on his own.

Luckily, he had 7 On Your Side in his tool kit.

"This is a dream I've always had and I've always wanted to pursue ownership of some type of business," said Vincent Castellano, contractor.

Castellano is living the dream as he's the boss of his own business

"We do plumbing, fire suppression and mechanical work in the five boroughs," he said. "Started the business about 18 months ago is a fairly new business."

It's his good old fashioned elbow grease, blood, sweat and tears that keeps V Prime Mechanical aflo

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