Success stories
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Clothing Startup Helping Kids Stay Outside Longer
Having a parka with a pocket designed specifically to hold a peanut butter and jelly sandwich may not be a must have necessity for most adults, but one Vermont mother is betting most adults want one...
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Hispanic Heritage Month Success Story
Eduardo Crespo Dedicates His Life’s Work to Uplifting and Advocating for Hispanics in the United States Since immigrating from Ecuador as a teenager, Eduardo Crespo has been an entrepreneurial self...
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2023 South Dakota Small Business Exporter of the Year Alisa Turner
Roto Mold LLC, dba Ruff Land Performance Kennels in South Dakota, has been in business for over 23 years. Initially, the business started as a custom rotational plastics molding company in a small...
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SBA Small Business Innovation Funding Speeds Up Development of Drone Deliveries
Dr. Michael Waller founded Falcon Fuel Cells in 2020, from spin-off technology through his research at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Designed for military surveillance and retail delivery...
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Home Remodeling Company CEO finds himself Remodeling his Business with SBA’s T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined program
Joshua Dean entered the Homebuilding industry in 2004 through furniture making and working in a custom cabinet shop. In 2013, he had a mentor that brought him into his company, Precision Homecrafters...
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Wonderlyn Murphy followed in the Footsteps of Her Father to 8(a) Certification
City Enterprise is a full-service general contractor, specializing in government, municipal and commercial projects. The firm is certified as an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business...
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Local Film Company Glows with Success
Starting a film business in Western New York requires out of the box thinking, which is just what the US Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Buffalo District Office 2023 Young Entrepreneur of the...
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South Dakota District Office’s Small Business Champion of the Year for 2023
Dew Bad Warrior Gange and her husband, Ben Ganje, moved their family back to Rapid City after more than a decade of living East River, where she saw an opportunity to share her expertise and make a...