Success stories
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Fairbanks Rock Club Climbs their way to the top
Alaska District Office Ascension Rock Club Eamon Stack, owner Fairbanks, Alaska 2 ft 5 pt employees SBDC assisitance 2014-2015 When Ascension Rock Club hit the scene in Fairbanks a few years ago, it...
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Tacoma Security Company Grows into Multi-million Dollar Company with SBA Certification
Founded in 2003 by Owner/CEO Cy Oatridge in Tacoma, WA, Oatridge Security Group (OSG) provides protective armed and unarmed security staff and a wide range of security services to government and...
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SBA PPP Loan Provides Lifeline to Nonprofit Foster Care Community
In 1988, a group of Seattle-based social workers founded the nonprofit organization Treehouse on the belief that kids in foster care deserve a community that is committed to their success. Funded by...
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From Engineering Apprentice to Journeyman Engineer
Don and Sheila Richardson, owners of Aspen Communications, an engineering firm in Prescott, Arizona, are among those veterans who have successfully drawn on their military experience and transitioned...
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A Steady Stream of Trekkers Remembering Route 66
Linda Riley owns the Rusty Bolt in Seligman, Arizona which offers memorabilia, leather goods and souvenirs to seasonal, nostalgic tourists who remember the iconic status of Route 66. For nearly 50...
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Mead-ing All Over the World
Since Superstition Meadery launched in Prescott, Arizona in 2012, it has introduced over 170 unique beverages. Owners Jen and Jeff Herbert's story is a familiar one where a part-time passion turned...
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Siblings Start Their Business in Their Parents' Garage and End Up Acquiring a Cutting Edge Tech Facility with SBA-backed 504 Loan
Eddie and Aaron Silverberg’s business started small like so many other famous success stories: in their parents’ garage. Flexible Assembly Systems works with light industrial manufacturing companies...
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SBDC Helps Gourmet Cookie Company Out of a Sticky Situation and Into a New and Bigger Production Facility
Fernanda and Angelo Capraro grew up in the south of Italy. They come from a long line of bakers. Fernanda helped her "Nonna" make her famous and very delicious Italian cookies. These delicious treats...