Success stories
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Designing Woman Creates Spaces Across the Country
A National Women’s History Month Success Story NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Diane Coury flipped $50 into a one-woman interior design business in 1980; it never flopped. “I thought, ‘I couldn’t do any worse...
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But Why Buy, Create Your Own Franchise!
How Ruth Agbaji started Code Wiz with SBA counseling and capital According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Economic Census, there are over 300 different types of franchise businesses in America –...
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SVOG Spotlight: Academy of Music Theatre
Northampton’s historic Academy of Music theatre has been offering a platform for local, regional, and national performing artists for over a century. The beloved venue is a place where communities in...
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Brand Builders Ready When Customers Come Back
Resilient Ready 2 Run anchored by SBA counseling, capital and contracting For small businesses in creative services, marketing and other service-oriented industries – surviving the downturn due to...
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Bakery offers One of a Kind Vegan Cinnamon Rolls with the Help of SBA Funding
Nicki and Ben Reedy of San Antonio, Texas, have a love for delicious food, and they both have a bit of a sweet tooth. They fell in love with Cinnaholic’s concept of gourmet plant-based cinnamon rolls...
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SBA 8(a) Certification fuels tech staffing company's growth
Bestica provides specialized recruiting for senior user design and user experience professionals, primarily for private sector companies. In an effort to expand the company's reach with regional...
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Hawaii 2022 Small Business Person of the Year
Scott Loomer of Truss Systems Hawaii is Hawaii's 2022 Small Business Person of the Year. Working in the construction industry his entire life, Scott Loomer watched how it evolved from a labor...
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Honolulu County 2022 Small Business Person of the Year
Erin Kanno Uehara of Choco le’a is Honolulu County's 2022 Small Business Person of the Year. Now known as everyone’s “chocolate friend”, it was never Erin’s plan to open a chocolate shop. Her dream...