Success stories
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From Inspiration to Success: Goody Girl Flower Farm
Marina Goody, like millions of other business owners, had an entrepreneurial epiphany during the Pandemic. Faced with the loss of her corporate job, Marina took that as an opportunity to create her...
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2024 South Dakota Small Business Government Contractor of the Year Dakota Plains Electrical Contracting, Inc.
After high school graduation, Darrell Brotsky went to work for a concrete contractor for a couple of years and then went to work for an electrical contractor for the next 6 years gaining the...
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Jodi Schwan, Sioux Falls.Business 2024 South Dakota District Office’s Champion of the Year
SiouxFalls.Business is a locally owned digital news organization serving the Sioux Falls, SD business community. Their mission is to inform, connect and engage the Sioux Falls business community...
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2024 South Dakota Young Entrepreneur of the Year HH Design
Hillarey Warner fulfilled her dream of becoming a full-time graphic designer in 2014. As a successful entrepreneur and woman in business, Warner has blazed her own path to become a staple business in...
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Mo’s Tropical Market’s Sweet Success with SBA
Mo’s Tropical Market launched in 2019 with the aim of building on a family legacy. After immigrating from Thailand to Minnesota, Mo Chang’s parents began selling fruit at the Minneapolis Farmers...
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Pain and Movement Solutions 2024 South Dakota Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
Pain and Movement Solutions provides high-quality physical therapy to several rural communities in Western South Dakota. Due to Julie’s efforts, people no longer have to drive (sometimes hours) to...
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2024 South Dakota Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year Timber Ridge Campground
Pete and Monika dedicated 21 years in service to our country, flying the B-1 and B-52 bombers in the USAF. They deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE and...
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Garza Insurance Agency 2024 South Dakota Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year
Obed Garza was born December 9, 1968 in Monterrey, Mexico. His family moved to the United States when he was a child. Obed graduated from Homer Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas in 1988. Obed...