Success stories
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Brian’s Plumbing succeeds with Support from SBDC
Brian Walser started his plumbing business with a load of ambition and a pickup, working out of his house. Today, Brian’s Plumbing is one of the largest plumbing companies in Wichita Falls, Texas...
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Woman’s Love for Dogs turns into Barking Business
Kim Novak spends most of her time doing what she loves the most - helping dogs recover from physical illness and injury. Prior to 2009, Ms. Novak maintained a steady career in the healthcare industry...
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WBC Client Expands to Second Location after completing Entrepreneurial “Boot Camp”
Christopher Wycoco is the sole owner of WYCOTAX Free E$timax, a local tax preparation and payroll company with locations in Harlingen and Brownsville, Texas. WYCOTAX Free E$timax opened in 2014 and...
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Brothers Credit SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Programs with Market Growth
Brothers Samuel and Saul Maldonado founded SAM Engineering & Surveying (SAMES) Inc. in June 2008 with only three employees and yearly sales of $400,000. Today, the firm has grown to 55 employees with...
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Galley Support Innovations-2016
Whether you’re flying at 30,000 feet or yachting on a river, it’s the little things that can make a big difference to interior quality and luxury. Galley Support Innovations (GSI), of Sherwood...
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Husband and Wife Team Print a Success!
Brooks Tipton was a construction worker who was playing part-time gigs as a musician in 2008. Then the economy went into the “Great Recession” and like many Americans, he was laid off from his day job...
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K Clean/Sweep-Rite
K Clean/Sweep-Rite is a full service janitorial company, providing individualized and specialized services to their increasing customer base. These services range in scope from labor, equipment...
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Veteran trades Civil Service for Health Food with SBA Financing and SBDC counseling
Patricia and Kaleb Warnock were thinking of opening a business in their adopted hometown of El Paso, Texas, when Patricia suggested health food. They knew they needed a small business loan and so they...