Success stories
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A Landscape Growing Success, NYS Small Business Person of the Year
At age 10, Josh Schmieder began mowing lawns to save money for an ATV. After a few summers and saving for a truck, at 16, he created JOSH Landscape, put advertisements in the local papers and decided...
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Lander Business Continues Building their Legacy
Lander, Wyo. – Eagle Bronze, a foundry in Lander known for their remarkable bronze statues, was started in 1985 by Monte and Beverly Paddleford. The business, which employs more than 35 people and has...
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This Entrepreneur Has a Story to Tell
Sandy Young started Verdis in 2007 with her late husband, Gary, as a landscape design and land use planning company. Beginning with just one employee and operating out of a basement office, Verdis...
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Family Owned Clinic Grows to Serve Their Community
ACTS Pharmacy is a family-owned, independent pharmacy and clinic based in Tacoma, Wash. Founded in 2018 by Wilbur and Jazel Jane Bautista, husband and wife, ACTS Pharmacy serves their community as a...
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Seattle District Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year
Jesse Cherian, the Seattle District Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year, is an owner of ST Fabrication, a steel fabricator providing products for projects across the Pacific Northwest Region. Cherian’s...
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From Book Club to Supergroup
It’s like a supergroup of advocates. Brian Hsiang has an experiential education background, Ita Meno-Baker was a housing inspector, Dr. Sherwood Smith was part of the diversity, engagement, and...
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Thread of excellence runs through century-old tailor shop
In 1914, a young Italian immigrant named Arthur DeMarinis purchased a building from the local railroad company in St. Albans, Vermont, and started a custom tailoring business, The Boston Tailoring Co...
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Chair man took sitting down in a healthy direction
This year a small business in Vermont sold its 11,000th chair less than five years after starting the company in the family home. “That number sounds crazy because it is, but it doesn’t feel as crazy...