Success stories
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Adjusting the Lens
Black entrepreneur starts media mogul journey with help from an SBA-backed small business loan and makes it his mission to increase multicultural perspectives and storytelling to the newsroom After...
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Indiana District Office Celebrates National Small Business Week April 28 – May 4
Events highlight and honor the economic power and community impact of Indiana small businesses. The U.S. Small Business Administration kicks off National Small Business Week in Washington D.C. April...
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The Domino Effect
Construction contractor explains how her company used federal contracting and infrastructure dollars to build local economies and create jobs CMS Corporation is an award-winning general construction...
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SBA loan programs support Indiana small businesses with over $728 million in federally backed capital during FY 23
INDIANA – As consumers roll through the heaviest shopping season of the year, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the SBA delivered $50 billion in capital, disaster relief, and...
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Travelling All Over The World
A tale of two moms spreading nutritious and delicious bNutty goodness around the globe and how the U.S. Small Business Administration helped Once upon a time Carol Podolak and Joy Thompkins’ kids...
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Empowering Solutions
Situation: Professional Management Enterprises, Inc. (PME) CEO Haskell D. Portee founded his Indianapolis-based company in 2006 after retiring from the U.S. Army. PME is a Minority Business Enterprise...
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A clear path forward
Situation: Donte Wilburn grew up in Lafayette, Indiana where he and his family fought racism and poverty as the only Black family in his neighborhood. In his youth Wilburn did illegal things to...
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Everything is better sunny side up
Situation: Dr. Klein Ileleji grew up in Nigeria where he saw first-hand the impact food insecurity has on developing communities where electricity is scarce. Through a research project at Purdue...