Success stories

Success stories

  • Woman stands inside her store with colorful shirts on display

    Bella Fashion

    Success often comes from humble beginnings, commitment and willpower. Leticia Aragon’s journey is a great example of that. Leticia, owner of Bella Fashion in San Luis, Arizona, has always been...

  • A man and a woman celebrate their achievement with SBA during Small Business Week

    CETECHS

    Veterans often don’t talk much about their time in the military but when asked about what they learned in service that translates to civilian life, topics come up like discipline, the drive to learn...

  • A woman in a hard hat stands at a construction site

    DAP Construction Management, LLC

    Dedication, commitment, leadership, strategic thinking, adaptability, team collaboration and a willingness to seek answers are among the attributes of a good soldier and of a potentially successful...

  • Man in a lilac button-down shirt with tie posing next to a woman, his wife, in a royal purple top - both against a light gray background.

    From Engineering Apprentice to Journeyman Engineer

    Don and Sheila Richardson, owners of Aspen Communications, an engineering firm in Prescott, Arizona, are among those veterans who have successfully drawn on their military experience and transitioned...

  • Shop owner in a black T-shirt with her long, brown hair in a single braid cascading down the front of her shirt. She is standing before an old electric cash register with with a storefront window behind her.

    A Steady Stream of Trekkers Remembering Route 66

    Linda Riley owns the Rusty Bolt in Seligman, Arizona which offers memorabilia, leather goods and souvenirs to seasonal, nostalgic tourists who remember the iconic status of Route 66. For nearly 50...

  • Mead-ing All Over the World

    Since Superstition Meadery launched in Prescott, Arizona in 2012, it has introduced over 170 unique beverages. Owners Jen and Jeff Herbert's story is a familiar one where a part-time passion turned...