Success stories
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Tsang’s Tea Empire Anchored by SBA 504
Wakefield-based tea entrepreneur expands nationally through strategic partnerships, wholesaling, and a diverse product range, including an online store, retail store, monthly subscription box, and...
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Native American-Owned Creative Company Sending SmokeSygnals for Broader Impact
How 8(a) certification is helping expand reach to public agencies For over a decade, Paula Peters worked as a journalist on Cape Cod, driven by her passion for storytelling and amplifying the voices...
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Whaler's Fine Jewelry - Rising from the Ashes
Ask Tien Doan about what it is like to start over – and he will likely ask back: which time? Doan’s remarkable life has required several hard re-boots. The most recent one being when he lost nearly...
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Leonardite Products LLC
WILLISTON, ND - Cherie Olson Harms is the president and CEO of Leonardite Products LLC, a mining and processing operation in Williston, ND since 2008. Leonardite is an oxidized lignite found naturally...
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Veteran-Owned 8(a) Firm LJV Development Recognized as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in America
Accessing untapped resources paved the way for exponential growth The SBA’s 2023 Massachusetts Veteran-Owned Business of the Year, led by Founder & CEO Liseth Velez, recently landed at #115 on the...
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Husband and Wife Team Start Bilingual Pediatric Therapy Clinic
In the diverse landscape of healthcare, the need for pediatric therapy in Arkansas is essential, underscoring the pressing need for specialized services tailored to the Spanish-speaking population...
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Premier Dog Sports & Events Center Finds Growth Opportunities in the Buffalo area
For years, Shelly Gordon traveled hours away from her home in Buffalo to train her basset hound to become a ribbon-winning agility canine. In 2018, Shelly and her husband Don, wrote an idea on a...
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How SBA Fueled Woody’s Trucking’s Growth & Expansion
Woody’s Trucking started in Lester Prairie, MN with a handful of trucks, and their primary efforts spent hauling materials like sand, gravel, and salt. Since the beginning, Terri and Mike Wood had...