Success stories
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SBA’s Women’s Business Center Consulting and SBA’s Emergency Capital Programs Helps Wild Hand Spin the Wheel of Success
Liz Sytsma is the owner of Wild Hand, a unique, community-oriented yarn and fiber shop based in the quaint Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. The business was started in 2018 and became a retail...
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Silvia’s Bakery’s Ingredients for Pandemic Success: Technical Assistance and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Silvia’s Bakery is a minority-owned, immigrant-owned, and woman-owned business specializing in baking pastries and creating Latin-inspired desserts for wholesale and retail clients. Silvia Paulino...
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Woodworker artisan shares passion with novices and fishermen
A.L. Swanson grew up in New England where he learned woodworking from his family. He sustained a back injury in 1992 and couldn't continue his golf course management career. Woodworking had always...
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Variety is the Spice of Life
Variety is exactly what you will get at the Dram Shop in Missoula. The Dram Shop has the distinction of being Montana’s first dedicated growler fill station and tap room, catering to the strength of...
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Montucky Cold Snacks Sprinkles a Lil' Magic
Montucky Cold Snacks launched in 2011 in Bozeman, Montana, by Chad Zeitner and Jeremy Gregory with the goal of developing an American style light lager beer that gives back to local communities. This...
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The Dynamo Behind T&T's Booming Success
Sophia Tong knew her IT company, T and T Consulting Services, Inc. (T&T), had the potential for explosive growth. Founded in 2004, the tech firm benefited not only from her customer-focused leadership...
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Leading the Way with 8(a)
Having worked for several, large federal IT contractors, Zhensen Huang saw a need to create his own team of experts – one centered on technical competency, agility, and client responsiveness – to...
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A Happy Dog's Tale
In 2015, Paul and Laura Abbott realized their dream of opening Life of Riley, a high-end doggie daycare and grooming salon in Rockville, Maryland. Two years later, the couple was ready to take their...