Success stories
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Eastview Coffee
Situation Jenny Ulbricht decided to turn her considerable skills and life experiences to the realm of coffee in 2020. After kayaking solo around Lake Superior, only the second woman to do so, and many...
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Domina Consulting Lifts Diverse Small Businesses with WWBIC Assistance
Situation Amanda Roman left a professional position in 2020 and was considering whether to go into business for herself. With a strong background in banking, leadership, payroll, HR consulting, and...
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Fortune Favors Makes Sweet Success with Multiple SBA Products
Situation Fortune Favors started as a jest between co-founders Eric Rupert and Jessica Benish when they were working at another firm. Eric, a career chef, decided to make the lightly caramelized...
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SBA Assistance Keeps Heaven’s Table BBQ Serving Milwaukee During COVID
Jason Alston began cooking at age 13 to feed himself and his hardworking single mother, but his passion for barbeque started earlier as he watched his uncle and grandfather grill. “I asked if the food...
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SBA-backed Loans Supported Wisconsin Small Businesses with More Than $658 Million to Start and Grow in FY23
MILWAUKEE – The U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced that the SBA delivered $50 billion in capital, disaster relief, and bonding to small businesses and disaster-impacted communities...
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International Food Competitors Grow Exports with SBA STEP Support
Husband and wife team Damon and Lu Holter were both award-winning chefs in food competitions across the country when they started their company Croix Valley Foods. The successful business, which today...
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Racine Entrepreneur Grows CoveredCare by Mentoring Others and Learning through SBA Women’s Business Center
Donisha Nesbitt worked and developed educational programming for 15 years and started several other unrelated businesses before launching CoveredCare, an in-home care company in Racine, in 2016. After...
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Veteran-owned Aeroforce Logistics Powered by Several SBA Programs
Heather Varney’s Marine Corps career took an unexpected turn from munitions to aviation supply when she sustained a hand injury. She later left the service as a disabled vet. She met Nick Weissenborn...