Success stories
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Bake a Granola Business!
Entrepreneur Creates Recipe for Success with Best Ever Granola Sarah Kaminski admittedly made a bunch of bad homemade granola over the years. But when the perfect batch of vegan, gluten-free granola...
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SBA helps veteran business owner pivot from suds to social media
His local fire department was on the verge of closing and Army veteran Dennis Guy stepped up to help. He didn’t bring axes or extinguishers, instead, firefighters were one of the first to enlist in...
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SnackEVER Scores National Magazine Profile
The SBA’s New Spanish National Resource Guide Shares Grecia Diaz’s Story Her entrepreneurial journey is so compelling that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) decided to share it with Spanish...
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SBA helps mechanic cycle into business
Mike “Zak” Kostyzak quickly became the buzz of the Western Pennsylvania biking community -- known for aiding cyclists and their broken bikes on the McKeesport Loop Trail of the Great Allegheny Passage...
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Reuniting Families Just Part of the Job for Local Entrepreneur
Hugs, smiles and tears of happiness. Those joyous moments occur when thousands of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UC), apprehended at the border, finally are reunited with their families. Seeing his...
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SBA Award Uncorks Decades of Hard Work
Ken Starr Named Western Pa Veteran-Owned Small Business Person of the Year Just like the fine wines he bottles, Ken Starr is improving with age. At 82 , Starr was selected as the U.S. Small Business...
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Million-Dollar Mentors Make Mark with Regional Award
Saint Vincent College SBDC Honored as Best in Mid-Atlantic Jim Kunkel never looked back once he started his job at the Saint Vincent College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) . That’s good news...
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Melinda Nearhoof Floors the SBA
Annie’s Flooring & Commercial Services is Penna. Small Business Person of the Year MEADVILLE, PA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is rolling out the red carpet for Melinda Nearhoof. The...