Success stories

Success stories

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  SBA-backed Financing Fuels Growth with Partner Buyout, Pandemic Relief

  Founded in 2000, EXB Solutions provides systems engineering and embedded software development services for safety and mission-critical projects in the aerospace, defense, and medical technology...

• The Show Will Go On Thanks to Help from the SBA

  Craig Samborski, owner of Draw Events, started 2019 with big plans already in action to produce events around the country. The company annually produces the Tall Ships Festival in Duluth, Minnesota...

• Tamarack Tap Room Finds a Way Forward with SBA Assistance

  Tamarack Taproom owner Bob Kinsella remembers March 17, 2020 vividly, sharing, “When I heard that the restaurants were being shut down due to COVID-19, I rushed back to my office to check our bank...

• SBA Export Loan Programs Help Company Feed the World with Minnesota Grains

  Stone Arch Commodities is a Minnesota-based export trading company that was formed in 2016 by Revis Stephenson, Joseph Caruso, Hunter Kaestner, and Max Shimada. It specializes in trading grain...

• Executive Transportation Drives through Crisis with SBA-backed Programs

  Executive Transportation provides premium business class limousine and luxury car services to customers across the country. It also manages holiday tours, weddings, etc. Owner Gus Ortis explained that...

• PPP Funding Paired with SBA Emerging Leader Experience Helps Air Quality Engineering, Inc. Pivot to Meet Navy Needs

  Started in 1973 by the parents of Heidi Oas under the name SmokeMaster, Air Quality Engineering has a long history of focusing on the design, manufacture, and sale of air cleaners. Over the years...