Success stories
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Wonderlyn Murphy followed in the Footsteps of Her Father to 8(a) Certification
City Enterprise is a full-service general contractor, specializing in government, municipal and commercial projects. The firm is certified as an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business...
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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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This Entrepreneur Has a Story to Tell
Sandy Young started Verdis in 2007 with her late husband, Gary, as a landscape design and land use planning company. Beginning with just one employee and operating out of a basement office, Verdis...
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Family Owned Clinic Grows to Serve Their Community
ACTS Pharmacy is a family-owned, independent pharmacy and clinic based in Tacoma, Wash. Founded in 2018 by Wilbur and Jazel Jane Bautista, husband and wife, ACTS Pharmacy serves their community as a...
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Seattle District Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year
Jesse Cherian, the Seattle District Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year, is an owner of ST Fabrication, a steel fabricator providing products for projects across the Pacific Northwest Region. Cherian’s...
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From Book Club to Supergroup
It’s like a supergroup of advocates. Brian Hsiang has an experiential education background, Ita Meno-Baker was a housing inspector, Dr. Sherwood Smith was part of the diversity, engagement, and...
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Thread of excellence runs through century-old tailor shop
In 1914, a young Italian immigrant named Arthur DeMarinis purchased a building from the local railroad company in St. Albans, Vermont, and started a custom tailoring business, The Boston Tailoring Co...