Success stories
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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...
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The Waterworks Spas and Saunas “Wellness for Life”
The Waterworks Spas and Saunas is a 46 -year-old Alaskan family -owned business, now owned by second generation daughter, Kali Bennett. They provide sales and service of high-quality hot tubs, saunas...
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A clear path forward
Situation: Donte Wilburn grew up in Lafayette, Indiana where he and his family fought racism and poverty as the only Black family in his neighborhood. In his youth Wilburn did illegal things to...
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Everything is better sunny side up
Situation: Dr. Klein Ileleji grew up in Nigeria where he saw first-hand the impact food insecurity has on developing communities where electricity is scarce. Through a research project at Purdue...
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SBA Provides Clean Patch for Growth & Expansion
Situation Jesse Camacho came to the U.S from Puerto Rico with his family in 1968. They settled in the South Bronx. His family had an entrepreneurial spirit…his dad had a grocery store in PR, and when...
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Birmingham CEO is taking Leadership and Business to the Next Level
Talibah Bayles is a Birmingham, Alabama native, national minority small business advocate, and CEO of TMB Tax & Financial Services, a full-service bookkeeping and tax advisory firm established in 2018...
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Keene Perspectives owners awarded VT Small Business Persons of the Year
HARTLAND, Vt. -- The owners of Keene Perspectives in Hartford are the 2023 Vermont Small Business Persons of the Year. Chris and Cortney Keene are recognized by the US Small Business Administration...
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12 Huts and Counting for Army Veteran Jayme Rhodes
The stars aligned in Afghanistan, a hammer and blueprints forecasting the future for Army veteran Jayme Rhodes. Rhodes, now commander of Serviam Construction, still collects double takes from industry...