Success stories

Success stories

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    Paycheck Protection Program and SBA Debt Relief helps small business pay employees during pandemic

    Bright Futures Learning Services (BFLS), headquartered in Winfield, West Virginia, opened in 2007 and provides Applied Behavior Analysis services to children with autism and other disabilities. Jill...

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    Making Music Together and Building Community in Oregon

    With a mutual passion for helping families discover the joy of making music together, Bonnie Singer and Mary Beth Camp teamed up to open Music Together® of Portland in 1998. Part of a worldwide...

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    Velour Imports

    A chance encounter in 2013 sparked the beginning of what would become Velour Imports, experts in supplying craft beer, wine, cider, and spirits to Latin America and the Caribbean. While working at the...

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    The Pool Boys

    Who Needs a Pool Boy? Situation: Childhood friends Justin Morehead and Zac Nicklas felt that owning their own business would put them in control of their fate, and that working hard and smart to build...

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    Lush Banners

    Viona Zhong Founder & CEO Lush Banners Richmond, TX Situation: Lush Banners was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2009. Founder & CEO Viona Zhong had spent several years working as a marketing...

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    Eye Center of Houston

    Compassion & Technology- A Winning Combination Dr. Faheem Inayatali began to shape his ideas of owning a private practice while pursuing his doctorate degree from the University of Houston College of...

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    Nan and Company Properties-Christie's International Real Estate

    Nancy Almodovar CEO Nan and Company Properties-Christie's International Real Estate Houston, TX Nancy Almodovar started her luxury real estate business, “Nan and Company Properties Christie's...

  • Omaha Entrepreneur’s Corporate Career Goes to the Dogs – And She Couldn’t Be Happier

    What do a life-long love of animals, a degree in Zoology, and getting fired from a high-paying job after 30 years in the corporate world have in common? They all led to Eliza Burr creating Preferred...