Success stories
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Chair man took sitting down in a healthy direction
This year a small business in Vermont sold its 11,000th chair less than five years after starting the company in the family home. “That number sounds crazy because it is, but it doesn’t feel as crazy...
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Woman-powered PR is not all that bad
#badassladygang An apt description for a business with 16 employees (and growing), all of whom are women. "It isn't deliberate. We have offered positions to men; it's one of those things where all of...
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Setting sights on a state-of-the-art dream
Entering the store feels like entering an intimate Cabela's or Bass Pro Shop. The parking lot is spacious, the sales floor has high ceilings, the merchandise is meticulously displayed and there are...
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Vermont man gathers thousands
There is a fine line between it being a show and it being a community. Once an individual becomes a “play-tron” and no longer a patron, it’s more about the community, not just the show. Play-trons is...
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Thread of excellence runs through century-old tailor shop
In 1914, a young Italian immigrant named Arthur DeMarinis purchased a building from the local railroad company in St. Albans, Vermont, and started a custom tailoring business, The Boston Tailoring Co...
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A Keene desire to make a difference
As the prevalence of autism continues to rise dramatically throughout the country and the world, the shortage of trained professionals prepared to treat children with the disorder has reached near...
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SBA helps mechanic cycle into business
Mike “Zak” Kostyzak quickly became the buzz of the Western Pennsylvania biking community -- known for aiding cyclists and their broken bikes on the McKeesport Loop Trail of the Great Allegheny Passage...
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The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Lehigh Valley climbs the ladder of success with SBA’s 504 Loan
Jimmy Olang grew up in Kenya with his grandparents. At twelve, he met Ken Parsons, owner of The Brothers That Just Do Gutters who was on a missionary trip in Nairobi. Ken told Jimmy that if he ever...