Success stories

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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...

Shop owner in a black T-shirt with her long, brown hair in a single braid cascading down the front of her shirt. She is standing before an old electric cash register with with a storefront window behind her.

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...

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...

Brothers Eddie and Aaron Silverberg handling an industrial tool at a work table in their new facility.

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...

At their new bakery, Fernanda and Angelo Capraro hold a sheet pan of cookies with a red fruit center.

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...

Diane Anderson and Chef Vincent Garcia pose in their commercial production kitchen. She is standing slightly behind him with her left hand on his shoulder.

SBA-backed Loans Help Patisserie Share Their Sweet Creations

Opera Patisserie President Diane Anderson started her career as a costume designer working in theatre, television, and films. As a fluent French speaker, she stayed in touch with the French community...

Two Athena employees working on an exterior doorway of a building.

Never Quit, Never Quit, Never Quit

In its 15th year of business, Athena Construction Group, a contracting and construction company, employs 55 people, has four offices, three company vehicles, and operates in two-time zones. Back when...

The Mothership Serves Coffee and Community

Mothership Coffee Roasters was started in the heart of Sunrise Coffee, the longest running independent coffee shop in Las Vegas, by Juanny Romero and Josh Walter. In 2012, burgeoned by the success of...