Success stories

Diane Anderson and Chef Vincent Garcia pose in their commercial production kitchen. She is standing slightly behind him with her left hand on his shoulder.

SBA-backed Loans Help Patisserie Share Their Sweet Creations

Opera Patisserie President Diane Anderson started her career as a costume designer working in theatre, television, and films. As a fluent French speaker, she stayed in touch with the French community...

Two Athena employees working on an exterior doorway of a building.

Never Quit, Never Quit, Never Quit

In its 15th year of business, Athena Construction Group, a contracting and construction company, employs 55 people, has four offices, three company vehicles, and operates in two-time zones. Back when...

The Mothership Serves Coffee and Community

Mothership Coffee Roasters was started in the heart of Sunrise Coffee, the longest running independent coffee shop in Las Vegas, by Juanny Romero and Josh Walter. In 2012, burgeoned by the success of...

Women sitting at a desk with a laptop, one in a bright red top, the other in a royal blue top.

From Cleaning Homes to Helping Employees Purchase Them

CEO Elena Ledoux was an Uzbek immigrant, a mother of two boys and an attorney who practiced civil litigation for over a decade in Honolulu, Hawaii before retiring and moving her family to Las Vegas...

Mistakes Happen! This Product Rework Company Fixes Them

Today in the apparel, footwear, accessories, and much of the consumer goods sector, most products destined for U.S. stores and consumers are made abroad. Within these industry sectors, 99 percent of...

Workers at a long table in the Brandini Toffee production facility preparing toffee.

Young Entrepreneur Turns Family Toffee Recipe into a Sweet Success

Young entrepreneur, Brandon Weimer, learned how to make almond toffee from a family friend at a young age. While perfecting his recipe over time, the toffee became an enthusiastically anticipated gift...

Eric Schmidt, co-founder of Exquadrum, Inc., poses in a black lab coat with his company's technology equipment.

Exquadrum Improves Rocket & Space Technologies with Help of SBIR Program

Exquadrum, Inc. is a research and development engineering company that develops and demonstrates new rocket propulsion and munitions technologies for the Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial...

SBA Loan Programs Keep Indoor Climbing Company Open and Connected with the Community

Alice Kao discovered indoor climbing while living and working in London during a difficult time in her life. Wanting to share the healing and self-discovery that climbing brought her, she and her...