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… well into the civilian world of business. Aspen is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small business with a federal 8(a) certification and is located in a HUBZone (Historically …
… Makieda Hart launched Sgt. Hart’s BBQ sauce in 2018 as a way to share a longstanding family recipe created by her husband, Sgt. Reno Hart, nearly 20 years earlier. As a daughter, mother, and spouse of military veterans, Hart has …
… Globe: Delaware Firm Exports Electronics Worldwide with a Little Help from the Delaware Small Business Development … supply chain connections, commercial exporting savvy, and a highly strategic long-term business plan—made all the … firm Argentek firmly on the path to success. Launching a business in the wake of the 2007-2008 Global Financial …
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… From Judge Advocate General’s Corps to Chocolatier with SBA 7(a) and 504 Financing In 1970, after completing his military … financing from Banco Santander Puerto Rico under the SBA’s 7(a) Loan Guaranty program. With the proceeds, he remodeled …
… employed during the Covid-19 pandemic, Blancas envisioned a coffee shop that brings people together. He often mentioned … and they thought he was insane to consider opening a coffee shop in the middle of a pandemic. In 2020, a friend informed him of a building he …
… expand this business with additional centers To purchase a new bowling center, L&S was approved for a $1.6 million SBA guaranteed loan from Columbia State Bank … larger bonuses to managers for excellent performance as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. … From One to …
… Way for Returning Citizen Entrepreneurs After serving a more than seven-year prison sentence for bank fraud, Troy Parker would be free in a matter of days. With a red bookbag containing extra clothes and doubling as a …
… Homemade Diner Cuisine At Lou's, customers are served a slice of American history alongside a homemade slice of their favorite pie. In 1947, a Hanover … after he graduated, Berke and wife Cailin obtained an SBA 7(a) loan from Ledyard Bank to purchase ‘Lou’s Restaurant & …
… thing he’s ever done, and he’ll tell you it wasn’t being a Marine – it was starting his small business! Arias served in the Corps for seven years as a heavy equipment mechanic, followed by some time in … had him thinking about his next career move. He attended a networking activity focused on small business opportunities …
… Restaurant in Gering, Nebraska When asked why he left a 30+ year career in the steel industry to open Chino’s … Mexican Restaurant in Gering, Nebraska, Ed Bartella had a quick answer: “I’d been doing the same thing for an awful … being in the middle of a pandemic. “Since then, it’s been 7 days a week. It’s been overwhelming and we work our tails …
… Valley Animal Hospital started in late 2008. Fornes, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves, enlisted as a PFC in 1989. Fornes did military training in the Summers … Veterinary School in 1993, she then commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Army Vet Corps. Fornes served in Bosnia …
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