Success stories

Pocatello Environmental Consulting Business Strives for Delivering High-Quality Projects

Raised on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho and taught to respect the land, September Myres started Sundance Consulting, Inc. in 2005 to provide solutions to environmental issues resulting...

Experience Natural Remedies that Enhance Healing and Rejuvenate the Skin

How did Julie Beaman Stauts, an Idaho business woman create an internationally successful wellness brand, pioneer the use and importation of moringa oil and emu oil to Mexico, and thrive as a natural...

Nampa Company is on the Cutting Edge of Robotics Integration

Shane Dittrich and Ryan Okelberry, both engineers, met while working on the same projects for different companies. In 2012, they decided to bring more than 30 years of combined experience to launch...

Cold Spot Feeds, SBA's 2016 Small Business of the Year

In 1986, Connie Core-Dubay had her hands full with four young kids. She didn't want to send them to day care and couldn't afford it anyway. The family income was waning as the pipeline construction...

Backpacking for Entrepreneurial Success

Being a lifelong outdoor enthusiast and nutritionist, Heather Kelly identified a need for high-quality backpacking food in Alaska and beyond. She founded Heather’s Choice Meals for Adventuring in 2014...

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...

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...

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...