Success stories
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From Family Recipe to Farmers Markets and Beyond
Makieda Hart launched Sgt. Hart’s BBQ sauce in 2018 as a way to share a longstanding family recipe created by her husband, Sgt. Reno Hart, nearly 20 years earlier. As a daughter, mother, and spouse of...
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Winthrop Farm Perseveres with Help From SBA
Bluebird Grain Farms was founded in 2004 when husband and wife team Sam and Brooke Lucy recognized a lack of locally grown grain in the Pacific Northwest. Sam, who had several years of experience as a...
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Young Entrepreneur Utilizes SBA Resources to Navigate Pandemic and Strategize for the Future
Jessica Atkinson’s small business journey began in 2011 when she was 14 years old. Joining her mother Sally Winfrey, and her original business partner, Judy, they decided to sell cupcakes at a local...
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Renton Coffee Business Stays Afloat During Pandemic, Continues to Make Positive Impact, With Help From SBA Resources
In 2020, Efrem Fesaha proudly celebrated the 1-year anniversary of the opening of Boon Boona Café in Renton, WA. Two months following the anniversary of a successful debut, the COVID-19 pandemic began...
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Edmonds Exporting Business Utilizes SBA Resources to Expand
By 1997 Richard Brinton already had a successful corporate career, working primarily in sales and marketing and product management. Through his work he had traveled to several countries and developed...
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Tacoma Security Company Grows into Multi-million Dollar Company with SBA Certification
Founded in 2003 by Owner/CEO Cy Oatridge in Tacoma, WA, Oatridge Security Group (OSG) provides protective armed and unarmed security staff and a wide range of security services to government and...
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SBA PPP Loan Provides Lifeline to Nonprofit Foster Care Community
In 1988, a group of Seattle-based social workers founded the nonprofit organization Treehouse on the belief that kids in foster care deserve a community that is committed to their success. Funded by...
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Ellensburg Cidery Grows with Business Guidance
When Susie Jensen retired from being an art teacher, she knew she wasn’t quite ready for quiet retirement life. Through her travels she discovered a love for full-bodied dry hard cider and decided she...