Success stories
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VT Fitness Studio Bouncing Back After Pandemic
Every new year millions of Americans vow this is the year they are going to lose weight, join a gym and workout every day, and yet every year in the middle of February about 80% of Americans who made...
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Bubba Restaurant Celebrates Economic Recovery with PRIDE
Pride is a common theme these days for Chris Diebel. The co-owner and managing partner of Bubba is proud of the restaurant industry’s resiliency and ongoing support of the LGBTQ community despite a...
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Black-Owned Business Thriving Despite Pandemic By Utilizing SBA Assistance Programs
Gregory Modica knows that business ownership is not for the faint of heart. Raised as a child of a WWII Navy veteran and the youngest of 11 children, Modica was taught to be hardworking, productive...
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Success with SBA Programs for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business
For 22 years, Mitch worked for the VA Medical Centers where he realized there was an opportunity for general contractors with experience in government operations and contracting who could provide...
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Bed N Biscuit Ranch
BISMARCK, ND — Lila Teunissen and Michelle Thomsen are co-owners of Bed N Biscuit Ranch in Bismarck, ND. “The Ranch,” as they affectionately call it, provides boarding, grooming, training and daycare...
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Elinor Coatings
FARGO, ND — Elinor Coatings, LLC was founded in 2006 by Holly Anderson and Dante Battocchi. The company researches and produces chromate-free anticorrosion coatings and metal protection solutions for...
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COVID Forces Boat Builders To Innovate
As COVID-19 spread across the state in 2020 closing schools, restaurants, theaters and countless other places of employment the pandemic forced Vermonters to learn and work from their homes. When it...
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SBA Partner and Minnesota Rural Community Rallies Around Immigrant Business Owner
Ruby Tungseth-Dowden, originally from the Philippines, grew up in the restaurant business. With a bachelor’s degree in accounting and while working in the health care industry, she began her small...