Success stories
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Interpreting Success
Indira “Indy” Vega, President and CEO of Indy Interpreting Inc. DBA CCI Group, started her business in 2012 with the vision that she wanted to provide professional linguistic services to immigrants...
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2022 Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year
“Have you ever wished, just for a moment, you could live inside an adventure movie? Want to be the hero that solves the cold case or saves the world?” You can – and more – at The Riddle Room...
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How securing SBA financing helped the Bottling Plant Event Center get their start and recover from the pandemic
Following a successful career working for nonprofits where Lisa Ditchkoff did case management work, coordinated events and fundraising, she embraced the idea of starting her own event planning...
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Signalink find success with SBA resource partners and wins a Small Business Week award
Alice Lessmann and her spouse started their company, Signalink, in 2005 and in 2016, she became the CEO of the company. As the company continued to grow, she realized she needed some additional help...
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Nine2Five Overcomes Economic Obstacles with SBA Assistance to Win Franchisee of the Year 2022
Stephen Shortland opened his own franchise of DES Employment, Nine2Five, in Bridgeton, Missouri in 2008. Shortland has been in the staffing industry for over 25, years helping to provide opportunities...
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A House Called Hue
Destiny Brewton, founder and CEO of A House Called Hue in Atlanta, grew up watching her grandfather work multiple family businesses from parking cars to making and selling Easter baskets to selling...
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Design Direction
FARGO, ND - Sylvia Lunski is the founder and President of Design Direction Inc., an interior design firm specializing in interior design services and products for residential and commercial clients. '...
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Global Alliant, Columbia, MD
Following a successful career in bioscience research that resulted in over 50 research publications and a US patent, Dr. Rajan Natarajan switched gears and ventured into Public Service. Serving the...