Success stories
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Flippin for Healthy Feet with Assistance from SBA’s Emerging Leaders Program
In November 2012, physician and surgeon of the foot Regina Flippin started her practice Urban Foot Care in Christiansted, St. Croix with two employees and plenty of determination. She already had nine...
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SBA Helped Picture Farm Grow
Picture Farm Production is a global integrated production and post-production company started in 2003 in Brooklyn, NY. Owners Chris Bren, Ben Freedman and Todd Stewart have grown the company from a...
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A Good Problem to Have
LaToya M. Smith of Brass City Media was freelancing for a Fortune 500 company when the company asked her to sign a three-year contract to do all of their media production. Though she had worked for...
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Nourishing Employment Opportunities
In 2015, Dawn Kelly was laid off from her corporate communications job of more than 15 years. She thought she would retire as an employee of this company. Instead, she found herself at a crossroad and...
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Maine Woman Owned Small Business of the Year 2022
If there are two things that people love, it’s locally grown quality foods, and good wine. Amanda O’Brien knew this, and after giving her friend’s home-brewed rhubarb wine a try, decided to make it a...
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Pods Swimming
Susan Pascale-Frechette, owner of Pods Swimming, led a nomadic swimming school all over Rhode Island. Her dream was to open the first privately-owned swimming school in Rhode Island where she could...
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Sons of Liberty - A Revolutionary Spirit
In 2009, Mike Reppucci decided to follow his passion and venture into the world of distilled spirits. His decision led to the creation of many products that would, in less than a decade, be considered...
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Bolt Coffee Company
Bryan Gibb opened Bolt Coffee Company in 2012. By 2018 he was ready to grow but needed capital to do so. Gibb purchased a coffee roaster using an equipment loan from BankRI, and establish a line of...