Success stories

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...

Steve Shortland and others standing and holding award

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...

Destiny Brewton sitting in a window, smiling

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...

A photo of Sylvia Lunski wearing a navy blouse and smiling at the camera.

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. '...

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...

Fieldstone Animal Inn, Millersville, MD

When something’s “for the dogs,” it’s usually a bad thing. Well not so at Fieldstone Animal Inn. They pamper pooches, cats and small mammals, creating a safe, comfortable place for pets to stay, play...

Tyler Frank, President Garbage to Garden

Garbage to Garden Sustainability

Sustainability has become a much stronger focus for not only consumers, but businesses and institutions in the past decade or so. As people at all levels try to find ways to build sustainable...

C.L. Sturkey Remains on the Cutting-Edge During Pandemic; Utilizes SBA’s Emergency Relief Loans

C.L. Sturkey, Inc. in Lebanon, Pa, is a family-owned small business that manufactures permanent and disposable microtome blades and permanent knives used by histology and pathology labs in hospitals...