Success stories

Success stories

  • Matt and Jesse Faul of Red E engineering services and manufacturing

    North Dakota's 2023 Small Business Persons of the Year

    FARGO, ND - Red E is an engineering services and manufacturing support company in Fargo, North Dakota. The company is headed by Matthew and Jesse Faul, who were named SBA’s 2023 North Dakota Small...

  • Jim Mellon posing with arms wide at Midway Lanes

    Midway Lanes

    MANDAN, ND – Jim Mellon grew up in and around bowling alleys. Over the years he worked every aspect of the business from maintenance on the machines to drilling holes in balls to managing staff and...

  • Quik Solv with a folder from SBA

    Quik-Solv Cleaning Service

    BISMARCK, ND – Troy Ybarra’s mother started Quik-Solv Cleaning Service in 1995. Troy occasionally helped her clean and in 1998, he joined the business. In 2007 Troy bought is mother’s share and...

  • Charissa Rubey of Dakota Micro

    Dakota Micro, Inc.

    CAYUGA, ND — Dakota Micro, Inc. is a family-owned and operated business started by Charissa Rubey and her husband, Dave Rubey. The company develops and manufactures ruggedized camera systems and...

  • Business owner Justin Lindteigen in safety gear and hardhat outdoors

    Greenstone Construction

    Fargo, ND - Justin Lindteigen’s interest in construction goes back as far as he can remember – from watching his grandfather in his woodworking shop, to summer jobs roofing and framing homes. Unsure...

  • Hamad Abdelnour

    Valley IT Solutions

    FARGO, ND — Hamad Abdelnour arrived in the United States as a refugee in September 2000, with only a 20-dollar bill in his pocket. Overcoming language and cultural barriers, he worked odd jobs to put...

  • Dexter and Skyler Dutton – photo credit: M.Schlief Photography

    Thunder Coffee

    WEST FARGO, ND - Founded in 2017 by brothers, Skyler and Dexter Dutton, and Skyler’s wife Nicole, Thunder Coffee began as a mobile coffee service. They did pop-ups, catering and special events. Two...

  • A photo of Sylvia Lunski wearing a navy blouse and smiling at the camera.

    Design Direction

    FARGO, ND - Sylvia Lunski is the founder and President of Design Direction Inc., an interior design firm specializing in interior design services and products for residential and commercial clients. '...