Success stories

SVOG Spotlight: Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts

Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts is a nonprofit arts organization based in Holyoke MA. Started in 1994 – MIFA produces, presents and sponsors performing arts programs in collaboration...

VT Salumi Purchases Historic Barre Building

By Danny Monahan Small Business Administration Vermont District Office The Small Business Administration approved more 504 loans in Vermont during fiscal year 2021 than in any other year the past...

USAF Veteran and Medical Specialist Brings her Skills to Create a Home for Aging Families in Need

Sara Berndtson Nadeau grew up in Madbury, NH and graduated high school in 1990. She attended the University of New Hampshire (UNH) with a dual major in Economics and International Affairs. While in...

Native American SDVOSB and SBA 8(a) Business Graduate Mentors Others

After holding mid-senior level positions in business development and strategic marketing roles with Fortune 1000 Companies and assignments with the U.S. Air Force Reserves and the Pentagon, Scott...

Walnut River Brewing Company: Brewing through COVID-19 in The Pour House

Successfully starting a small business is hard. It’s especially daunting for a manufacturer when the initial investment capital requirements for the equipment are so steep. Keeping a business going...

Still Catering to a Higher Cause

In 2012, Mavis Linnemann-Clark opened The Delish Dish, a catering company in Covington, KY. She obtained a Catering and Personal Chef certificate in 2011, having combined her passion for travel...

Family Promise Turns Urban English Garden into Thriving Small Business

No assistants. No coolers filled with fresh-cut flowers. Just a promise to design and deliver centerpieces for a 200-person wedding. For Karen Toole, a niece’s wedding helped her create a niche, women...

SVOG Spotlight Series: Cappella Clausura

Cappella Clausura is a professional vocal ensemble based in Newton/Boston founded by Amelia LeClair, with the mission to highlight music of female composers from the 9th century to present-day. The...