Success stories
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Turning setbacks into Success: How one Firm Thrived Through Adversity to Win Alabama’s Small Business Persons of the Year
Shanna Ullmann is the founding partner of Transformation Partners LLC, offering specialized consulting, leadership development, and employee learning and development programs to empower federal...
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Eastview Coffee
Situation Jenny Ulbricht decided to turn her considerable skills and life experiences to the realm of coffee in 2020. After kayaking solo around Lake Superior, only the second woman to do so, and many...
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Domina Consulting Lifts Diverse Small Businesses with WWBIC Assistance
Situation Amanda Roman left a professional position in 2020 and was considering whether to go into business for herself. With a strong background in banking, leadership, payroll, HR consulting, and...
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Fortune Favors Makes Sweet Success with Multiple SBA Products
Situation Fortune Favors started as a jest between co-founders Eric Rupert and Jessica Benish when they were working at another firm. Eric, a career chef, decided to make the lightly caramelized...
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Alabama Gardner Center Blooms with Help from the SBDC Capital Access Team
Leaf & Petal, a treasured garden and home center, has grown from a small family-owned business into a thriving retail hub. Jamie Pursell’s family purchased Leaf & Petal in 2005 with a single location...
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Stacy & Adam Stevens Took the Entrepreneurial Leap Together: This Time it’s Her Turn
Being married, Stacy and Adam Stevens already felt as though they made a good team in many ways, including business partners. For years, they have been part owners of a crop and cattle farm in...
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Natalie Meeks – From Surviving to Thriving!
Natalie Meeks is definitely not meek! Behind a beautiful façade is a force to be reckoned with, who has survived the flooding and destruction of everything her family had built. Natalie and her...
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Diana Davis - Her Journey of Dedication and Determination
Diana Davis began her journey with the federal government while writing proposals and managing projects as an employee of another company. During that process she recognized the value that federal...