Success stories
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Issaquah Small Business Goes Global with Help from SBA Funding
Inspired by his wife’s search for natural and effective skin care options, Bachir Abba founded Morgan Cosmetics in 2012 as a home-based business in Issaquah, Washington. Connecting with his cultural...
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From Food Truck to Café with Guidance from Small Business Advisor
Brothers Alex LaLonde and Nick LaLonde founded Good Bagels in 2020, sourcing local ingredients to produce handcrafted bagels for sale at area events and festivals. In 2023, the co-owners opened the...
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Shoreline Entrepreneur Sends Technology to Outer Space with SBIR Funding
New products and technologies often receive hyperbolic acclaim, but Dr. Chris Own, founder and CEO of Seattle-based Voxa can truly say his are “out of this world.” Chris founded Voxa in 2012 with a...
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D. Gillette Industrial Services fights to win with SBA’s 8(a) Certification and Pandemic Programs
D. Gillette Industrial Services (DGI), founded in 2002, is an SBA 8(a) certified business solely owned by President/CEO Dorothea Spencer. With a career spanning over thirty years, Spencer is a...
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Crest Haven Farm Market grows with SBA’s technical assistance and pandemic programs
Crest Haven Farm Market provides quality deli meats and local cheeses, homemade baked goods, frozen foods, dairy products, bulk goods, stromboli, hoagies, fundraisers, and candy to a loyal, devoted...
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rockITdata shoots for success with SBA’s pandemic programs
Marlene (Marlie) Andersch is the founder/CEO of rockITdata, a remote company headquartered in Philadelphia. Founded in 2019, rockITdata is an Asian-Pacific American minority-, woman-, and service...
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Wilkins Lumber of Milford is SBA’s 2024 New Hampshire Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year
For over 200 years and nine generations, the Wilkins Lumber Company has been providing the residents and contractors of NH’s Souhegan Valley with the materials to build barns and homes, remodel...
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SBA’s 2024 Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for New Hampshire and New England ‘Cheese Louise’
New Hampshire is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and this trend continues with the rise of young entrepreneurs. More and more young people in the state are bringing their passion, innovation, and...