Success stories
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SVOG Spotlight: Scamps Comedy Productions, Inc.
By Norman Eng, Public Affairs Specalist Dave Rattigan started Scamps Comedy Productions, Inc. over 15 years ago as a small business he could run out of his home. He produced shows and contracted...
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Vet Uses COVID EIDL, PPP and other SBA Programs to Survive and Grow
In 2013, Alejandro “Alex” Ramirez retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service. Before retiring, Alex participated in the SBA Boots to Business entrepreneurial training program on the Ft. Knox...
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EIDL Assists Inn During Pandemic
By Danny Monahan Small Business Administration Vermont District Office Following a stateside disaster declaration on March 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Scott informed small business...
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Ohio Manufacturer Turns to SBA for Assistance During Challenging Economies
American Manufacturing is a Toledo, Ohio, auto industry parts maker that was founded in 1995. Prior to the 2008 recession, owner Chuck Gotberg employed 125 people, but when the auto industry was...
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Harris Dream Clean: From Rock Bottom to Entrepreneurial Success Through Faith and Family
They say necessity is the mother of invention. For one young entrepreneur in Wichita, becoming a new father after losing his job with only unemployment income spurred him to act. Jordan Harris started...
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Surgeon Gets Mixed Up In Entrepreneurship
By Danny Monahan Small Business Administration Vermont District Office Active sitting sounds like a contradictory term. An oxymoron along the lines of open secret or bittersweet. Besides how can one...
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Landmark Theater Navigates COVID-19's Impact, Triumphantly Announces 2021-2022 Season
The date was March 12, 2020. A production of “The Play that Goes Wrong” was set to take the stage that night at Wilmington, Delaware’s iconic theater The Grand Opera House. More than 800 tickets to...
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Adding Creativity to the Trades with Help from the SBA and Partners
When Tobias Flood and Mark Eiden met in college in 2014, where they were studying machine tooling technology, the pair quickly decided to start a business together. Luckily for them, the college...