Success stories
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USAF Veteran and Medical Specialist Brings her Skills to Create a Home for Aging Families in Need
Sara Berndtson Nadeau grew up in Madbury, NH and graduated high school in 1990. She attended the University of New Hampshire (UNH) with a dual major in Economics and International Affairs. While in...
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Native American SDVOSB and SBA 8(a) Business Graduate Mentors Others
After holding mid-senior level positions in business development and strategic marketing roles with Fortune 1000 Companies and assignments with the U.S. Air Force Reserves and the Pentagon, Scott...
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Walnut River Brewing Company: Brewing through COVID-19 in The Pour House
Successfully starting a small business is hard. It’s especially daunting for a manufacturer when the initial investment capital requirements for the equipment are so steep. Keeping a business going...
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Still Catering to a Higher Cause
In 2012, Mavis Linnemann-Clark opened The Delish Dish, a catering company in Covington, KY. She obtained a Catering and Personal Chef certificate in 2011, having combined her passion for travel...
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Family Promise Turns Urban English Garden into Thriving Small Business
No assistants. No coolers filled with fresh-cut flowers. Just a promise to design and deliver centerpieces for a 200-person wedding. For Karen Toole, a niece’s wedding helped her create a niche, women...
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SVOG Spotlight Series: Cappella Clausura
Cappella Clausura is a professional vocal ensemble based in Newton/Boston founded by Amelia LeClair, with the mission to highlight music of female composers from the 9th century to present-day. The...
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SVOG Spotlight: Scamps Comedy Productions, Inc.
By Norman Eng, Public Affairs Specalist Dave Rattigan started Scamps Comedy Productions, Inc. over 15 years ago as a small business he could run out of his home. He produced shows and contracted...
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Vet Uses COVID EIDL, PPP and other SBA Programs to Survive and Grow
In 2013, Alejandro “Alex” Ramirez retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service. Before retiring, Alex participated in the SBA Boots to Business entrepreneurial training program on the Ft. Knox...