Success stories
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Sydor Optics uses STEP to Step up its International Sales
For three generations, Sydor Optics has been on the leading edge of the optics industry. The family-owned Rochester manufacturing company specializes in custom flat optical components for a variety of...
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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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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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A Landscape Growing Success, NYS Small Business Person of the Year
At age 10, Josh Schmieder began mowing lawns to save money for an ATV. After a few summers and saving for a truck, at 16, he created JOSH Landscape, put advertisements in the local papers and decided...
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Women Owned Small Business Person of the Year
You never know when a great idea will come along; especially a cheesy one. Ten years ago, Simone Fancher’s daughter came to her with the idea of buying a food truck. Knowing nothing about the food...
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From United States Army First Lieutenant to Veterinarian; Small Business Owner
SBA-Backed Paycheck Protection Program Loan Keeps Doors Open; Retains Staff BUFFALO, NY – Mary Lee Fornes’ story of going from U.S. Army First Lieutenant to founding the Boston Valley Animal Hospital...
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Women-Owned Business Brings New Heights to Western New York
SBA Resource Partner SCORE Provides Essential Advice BUFFALO, NY – Housed in the once-abandoned Wurlitzer Elementary School, Niagara Climbing Center has brought new heights to Western New York...
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Black Button Distilling Switches Gears Amid Pandemic & Saves Employees
Over the past eight years, Jason Barrett has received 5 SBA loans, rapidly growing his business, and being named to Inc. Magazine’s Top 5,000 list in 2018. Black Button Distilling earned the rank of...