Success stories
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Everything is better sunny side up
Situation: Dr. Klein Ileleji grew up in Nigeria where he saw first-hand the impact food insecurity has on developing communities where electricity is scarce. Through a research project at Purdue...
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SBA Provides Clean Patch for Growth & Expansion
Situation Jesse Camacho came to the U.S from Puerto Rico with his family in 1968. They settled in the South Bronx. His family had an entrepreneurial spirit…his dad had a grocery store in PR, and when...
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Birmingham CEO is taking Leadership and Business to the Next Level
Talibah Bayles is a Birmingham, Alabama native, national minority small business advocate, and CEO of TMB Tax & Financial Services, a full-service bookkeeping and tax advisory firm established in 2018...
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Keene Perspectives owners awarded VT Small Business Persons of the Year
HARTLAND, Vt. -- The owners of Keene Perspectives in Hartford are the 2023 Vermont Small Business Persons of the Year. Chris and Cortney Keene are recognized by the US Small Business Administration...
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12 Huts and Counting for Army Veteran Jayme Rhodes
The stars aligned in Afghanistan, a hammer and blueprints forecasting the future for Army veteran Jayme Rhodes. Rhodes, now commander of Serviam Construction, still collects double takes from industry...
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SBA and SCORE Create Recipe for Sweet Success
Whipping up one-of-a-kind pastries is a piece of cake for Tatiana Polay. The New York-educated and employed pastry chef regularly frosted and adorned cakes for famed fashion icon Vera Wang. The...
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Hispanic-Owned Construction Company Helps Other Women Build Solid Businesses
Ines Rivas-Hutchins started her construction business in 2014 after having some great experiences working for others in the construction industry. Before starting her company, a mentor and former boss...
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Winooski Market Tends To Immigrants’ Tastes
Recognizing a void in the market and filling it is one of the true traits of an entrepreneur. Filling the void doesn’t need to be complex either. One doesn’t need to establish a new e-currency market...