Success stories
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With SBA COVID Relief Programs, Restauranteur and Caterer is Able to Stay in Business and Grow
While working as a Chicago-area radio marketer and on-air personality, Sam Brassfield moonlighted with a catering company. He found he enjoyed cooking. “I like to cook, and marketing is something I...
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Ohio Manufacturer Turns to SBA for Assistance During Challenging Economies
American Manufacturing is a Toledo, Ohio, auto industry parts maker that was founded in 1995. Prior to the 2008 recession, owner Chuck Gotberg employed 125 people, but when the auto industry was...
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Fire Training Facility Manufacturer Grows by Exporting with the SBA
Kirila Fire Training Facilities was established in 2007 to provide a service that covers all activities involved with the design, manufacture, construction, modification, repair, maintenance, and...
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Pioneering Architectural Firm Grows into a New Space by Means of an SBA-Backed Loan
Robert P. Madison opened an office for the practice of architecture in Cleveland, Ohio on July 17, 1954. A successful SBA 8(a) graduate, his was the first African American owned architecture firm in...