Success stories
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Sandra Harris Virtue Realty LLC
Sandra Harris worked as a community manager for 20 years, but always had the dream of owning her own business. As someone who overcame living in subsidized housing, she cultivated her passion by...
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Preparing to Pivot a Generational Family Business
When the pandemic hit historic neighborhood jazz club Wally’s, it hit them harder than most, forcing them to close without a strategy or a backup plan. With super thin margins, losing the revenue that...
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Nick Wallace Culinary
Nick Wallace, owner of Nick Wallace Culinary passion is cooking and helping his community. The Jackson, Mississippi Chef was able to stabilize and expand his business during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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‘Bringing People Together Again' at the Throwback Brewery
‘Throwback Brewery’ opened in July 2011 in a setting much different than it is today. Back then owners Annette Lee and Nicole Carrier pursued their vision of starting a small brewery operation in a...
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Strength, Resilience, and a Little Sauce are the Ingredients for a New Beginning in Oregon
When Lisa Tran’s parents escaped Vietnam in 1976 after the capital city of Saigon fell to North Vietnam, they would embark on a harrowing journey and endure unspeakable hardships to carve out a new...
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Federal Grant Provides Laughs
By Danny Monahan Small Business Administration Vermont District Office A recipient of one of the largest Shuttered Venue Operator Grants awarded in Vermont is scheduled to host its grand re-opening...
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Sisters United in Business
Mary Jane Culhane, co-owner of Culhane’s Irish Pub, started the business along with her sisters Lynda, Michelle, and Aine in 2005. The sisters had a dream when they left their family farm in Limerick...
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Security Guard to Security Services Provider
Printella Bankhead, President of EBS Security Inc. (EBS) started her business in 2002 with limited resources and 1 client. EBS provides armed/unarmed security services, as well as bodyguard, and...