Success stories
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Letter Jacket, Cheer Wear Manufacturer produces PPE during crisis
Many homes in Utah have a Coleman letter jacket, school sweater or cheer outfit in their closet. Since 1947, Coleman Knitting Mills has been making letter sweaters and jackets, and cheer wear, gaining...
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Wall of Fame inductee Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey
Rice’s Lucky Clover Honey is a women-owned, family operated, 4th and 5th generation business that specializes in 100% American raw & unfiltered honey. Based in Greeley, CO, Ronna Rice, CEO, along with...
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Lorena Cantarovici, owner of Maria Empanada named Colorado’s 2017 Small Business Person of the Year winner
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lorena Cantarovici was raised most of her life by her single mother Maria. Impacted by Argentina’s history of volatile economies, Lorena and her mother were constantly...
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2017 Colorado SBA InnovateHER Winner: Sara Davenport
Sara Davenport had heard “it’s cancer” not once, but twice, before her 40th birthday, having been diagnosed, treated and then survived both Metastatic Thyroid and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma cancers. After...
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Tradition and Service are Part of the Many Folds in the Fabric of an Oregon Community
In 2007, Oregon native Casey Bonsi started Origami Catering in Ashland, Oregon and moved the business to a tiny 250 square foot kitchen in southeast Portland in 2009. Trained by world-class Chef Shiro...
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Designing Woman Creates Spaces Across the Country
Diane Coury flipped $50 into a one-woman interior design business in 1980; it never flopped. “I thought, ‘I couldn’t do any worse venturing out on my own versus working for someone else,’” Coury...
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Minneapolis Jeweler Got Its Start and Has Grown with Help from the SBA
Jen Bellefleur and Kelsey Lee-Karol, co-owners of New Gild Jewelers in Minneapolis, Minn., met as jewelers working in the industry for others. Restless, they dreamt of opening their own business, one...
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The SBA Celebrates Womens Small Business Pandemic-Partnership Success
Tea. Candles. A good book. Some would say it’s a perfect combination for a quiet evening at home during the pandemic. Melissa Vertosick would agree. A chance meeting at a maker’s market brewed up...