Success stories
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Mission-Driven Café Gets Support from SBA to Continue Serving
The concept behind Bellden Café, a mission-driven café in the heart of Bellevue, came from Claire Sumadiwirya’s life. Before opening Bellden Café in 2017, Claire was on a short-term work assignment in...
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Spokane Valley Sign Manufacturer Starts and Grows Business with SBA Help
Marshon and Steve Kempf had successful careers in nursing and the United States Air Force. After serving as an F-16 pilot for 27 years, Steve retired in 2010, leaving the couple free to do whatever...
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Tumwater Woodworking Business Utilizes SBA Services to Overcome Obstacles
Joe Wadsworth started Custom Source Woodworking in 2007 after having spent more than a decade working for other businesses seeing how woodworking shops treated employees as replaceable while not...
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A Filipino Woman-Owned Business Invites Conversation about Heritage Through Food with Help from SBA Financing
In 2013, Chera Amlag and her husband Geo Quibuyen started a passion project, monthly Filipino pop-up dinners, where they could share their Filipino culture through food. Drawing inspiration from her...
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Seattle Chef Uses SBA Assistance to Grow Business and PPP Loan Keeps Business Open During Pandemic
Seattle Chef Uses SBA Assistance to Grow Business and PPP Loan Keeps Business Open During Pandemic Situation In 2010, after spending more than a decade in the restaurant business, David Boyd lost his...