Success stories
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Woman’s Love for Dogs turns into Barking Business
Kim Novak spends most of her time doing what she loves the most - helping dogs recover from physical illness and injury. Prior to 2009, Ms. Novak maintained a steady career in the healthcare industry...
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WBC Client Expands to Second Location after completing Entrepreneurial “Boot Camp”
Christopher Wycoco is the sole owner of WYCOTAX Free E$timax, a local tax preparation and payroll company with locations in Harlingen and Brownsville, Texas. WYCOTAX Free E$timax opened in 2014 and...
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Brothers Credit SBA 8(a) and HUBZone Programs with Market Growth
Brothers Samuel and Saul Maldonado founded SAM Engineering & Surveying (SAMES) Inc. in June 2008 with only three employees and yearly sales of $400,000. Today, the firm has grown to 55 employees with...
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Galley Support Innovations-2016
Whether you’re flying at 30,000 feet or yachting on a river, it’s the little things that can make a big difference to interior quality and luxury. Galley Support Innovations (GSI), of Sherwood...
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Husband and Wife Team Print a Success!
Brooks Tipton was a construction worker who was playing part-time gigs as a musician in 2008. Then the economy went into the “Great Recession” and like many Americans, he was laid off from his day job...
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K Clean/Sweep-Rite
K Clean/Sweep-Rite is a full service janitorial company, providing individualized and specialized services to their increasing customer base. These services range in scope from labor, equipment...
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Veteran trades Civil Service for Health Food with SBA Financing and SBDC counseling
Patricia and Kaleb Warnock were thinking of opening a business in their adopted hometown of El Paso, Texas, when Patricia suggested health food. They knew they needed a small business loan and so they...
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Family Business takes off with SBA Financing and Training
Frank Spencer purchased Aztec Contractors, Inc in 2006 from his father after the company had been dormant for over 10 years. Mr. Spencer was looking for a new venture and became aware of a...