Success stories
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D. Gillette Industrial Services fights to win with SBA’s 8(a) Certification and Pandemic Programs
D. Gillette Industrial Services (DGI), founded in 2002, is an SBA 8(a) certified business solely owned by President/CEO Dorothea Spencer. With a career spanning over thirty years, Spencer is a...
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Crest Haven Farm Market grows with SBA’s technical assistance and pandemic programs
Crest Haven Farm Market provides quality deli meats and local cheeses, homemade baked goods, frozen foods, dairy products, bulk goods, stromboli, hoagies, fundraisers, and candy to a loyal, devoted...
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rockITdata shoots for success with SBA’s pandemic programs
Marlene (Marlie) Andersch is the founder/CEO of rockITdata, a remote company headquartered in Philadelphia. Founded in 2019, rockITdata is an Asian-Pacific American minority-, woman-, and service...
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Grovara grows with SBA’s export loan and pandemic programs
Abu Kamara, a native of Sierra Leone, is the Co-Founder & CEO of Grovara. Since the company's founding in 2010, exporting is Grovara's entire business. One hundred percent of Grovara's sales are...
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Taylor Chip finds sweet success with SBA’s technical and pandemic assistance programs
Doug and Sara Taylor were born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They started baking as something fun to do on date nights with a goal to create the best chocolate chip cookie ever with...
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TWB Cleaning Contractors shine with SBA’s technical and pandemic assistance programs
Organized in November 2014, TWB Cleaning Contractors is certified by the City of Philadelphia as a minority and woman-owned business enterprise. The company provides professional commercial, post...
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The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Lehigh Valley climbs the ladder of success with SBA’s 504 Loan
Jimmy Olang grew up in Kenya with his grandparents. At twelve, he met Ken Parsons, owner of The Brothers That Just Do Gutters who was on a missionary trip in Nairobi. Ken told Jimmy that if he ever...
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Experience Chiropractic finds relief with SBA’s pandemic assistance programs
Dr. Brandie Elizabeth Keates is the founder/CEO, and Lead Chiropractic doctor at Experience Chiropractic. She established the business in 2003, after graduation from the Cleveland College of...