Success stories
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Tax Refund Fueled Her American Dream
When tax season came around for Diana about a decade ago, she had big plans for using her tax refund check that would end up changing her life. “I didn’t want to take out any loans – that’s why I used...
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Air Force Veteran on a mission to revolutionize how art is displayed
Successful entrepreneurs have the grit to push through the doubts of naysayers to fulfill their goals. John Maida, the founder of L’image, has pioneered an innovative way to display wall mounted...
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Brighter Days Expected in 2023 for Veteran-Owned Small Business
Team CPR is a medical billing and provider resources firm located in West Little Rock, Arkansas. Shirley Walker, President & CEO founded the woman-, minority-, and veteran-owned business in 2010 after...
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From Servings One’s Country to Serving Homemade Diner Cuisine
At Lou's, customers are served a slice of American history alongside a homemade slice of their favorite pie. In 1947, a Hanover institution was born and for more than 30 years, Lewis J. Bressett (Lou)...
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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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Robin Tucker Blankets the Area with Comfort and Careers
Tucking her mother into bed each night quickly blanketed into a successful small business for Robin Tucker. Tucked With Care provides around-the clock, non-medical services, employing hundreds while...
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8(a) Program and Patience Pays Off for This Contracting Company
Miguel Montano’s father, Angel, was a Mexican immigrant who came to the U.S. as a horse jockey and later became quite successful as a horse trainer during his 60-year career. Miguel learned the value...
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Venezuelan Native Grecia Diaz Snacks Her Way to Success
Venezuela native Grecia Diaz started snacking her way to success during the pandemic. A move to Pittsburgh finally paid dividends for the former nanny and her husband seeking affordable housing and...