Success stories

Sailing with the Navy to Millions in Sales

Mr. Tomas Santos-Alejandro, CEO of Advent Services, joined Advent Services as VP of Operations in 2014, before taking over. Advent Services provides cybersecurity, systems/software engineering, and...

Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint

Jeff Good and Daniel Blumenthal, Owners of Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint of Jackson, Mississippi, built a business from the ground up by being focused, fearless and fun. The pair are...

From Steel to Salsa - Nebraska Couple Open Mexican Family Restaurant in Gering, Nebraska

When asked why he left a 30+ year career in the steel industry to open Chino’s Mexican Restaurant in Gering, Nebraska, Ed Bartella had a quick answer: “I’d been doing the same thing for an awful long...

Vaudeville Act Receives Venue Grant

By Danny Monahan Small Business Administration Vermont District Office Comedy, circus and music are hallmarks of a vaudeville show and for 12 years a Greensboro Vermont troupe’s act has stayed true to...

Sweet Auburn Bread Company

Chef Sonya Jones always dreamed of running her own business. Growing up, she worked in her family’s neighborhood cafe, which fueled her desire to become an entrepreneur. She wanted to run her own...

Blessed and Highly Favored Cuisine

After Scottie Johnson retired from the U.S. Army after 26 years of service in field artillery, he wanted to do something completely different. Because he loved cooking, he graduated from Culinary Arts...

NetSoft Success Story

At the age of five, Byron Davis told his mother he wanted to be a businessman. While he is uncertain as to what the driving force was behind this desire at such a such age, he knew he wanted to make a...

T31 Inspired Handcrafted Activewear

When Elena Carne was growing up in a Venezuelan beach town, girls her age wanted to sport new bathing suits every weekend. Her parents couldn’t afford to buy that many garments, so she decided to make...