Success stories

Sweet Auburn Bread Company

Chef Sonya Jones always dreamed of running her own business. Growing up, she worked in her family’s neighborhood cafe, which fueled her desire to become an entrepreneur. She wanted to run her own...

Blessed and Highly Favored Cuisine

After Scottie Johnson retired from the U.S. Army after 26 years of service in field artillery, he wanted to do something completely different. Because he loved cooking, he graduated from Culinary Arts...

NetSoft Success Story

At the age of five, Byron Davis told his mother he wanted to be a businessman. While he is uncertain as to what the driving force was behind this desire at such a such age, he knew he wanted to make a...

T31 Inspired Handcrafted Activewear

When Elena Carne was growing up in a Venezuelan beach town, girls her age wanted to sport new bathing suits every weekend. Her parents couldn’t afford to buy that many garments, so she decided to make...

Sandra Harris Virtue Realty LLC

Sandra Harris worked as a community manager for 20 years, but always had the dream of owning her own business. As someone who overcame living in subsidized housing, she cultivated her passion by...

Hop City Craft Beer & Wine

Kraig Torres always had a love of beer. After departing the Coast Guard and moving with his wife to Atlanta, he eventually opened up his dream business, a store offering craft beers from all over the...