Success stories

PPP, EIDL Programs Help Rural, Immigrant and Woman-Owned Small Business Save Jobs

Situation Asian carp is an invasive species brought to the United States in the 1970s to control weeds and parasites on aquatic farms in the Southeast. This type of fish has spread rapidly and...

Beth Millner Jewelry

Beth Millner launched in Beth Millner Jewelry in 2007 as a home-based business from her kitchen table in Marquette, Mich. From its inception, Millner has run her jewelry business by looking forward...

Veteran-owned Aeroforce Logistics Powered by Several SBA Programs

Heather Varney’s Marine Corps career took an unexpected turn from munitions to aviation supply when she sustained a hand injury. She later left the service as a disabled vet. She met Nick Weissenborn...

A Filipino Woman-Owned Business Invites Conversation about Heritage Through Food with Help from SBA Financing

In 2013, Chera Amlag and her husband Geo Quibuyen started a passion project, monthly Filipino pop-up dinners, where they could share their Filipino culture through food. Drawing inspiration from her...

SBA-backed Financing Fuels Growth with Partner Buyout, Pandemic Relief

Founded in 2000, EXB Solutions provides systems engineering and embedded software development services for safety and mission-critical projects in the aerospace, defense, and medical technology...

The Show Will Go On Thanks to Help from the SBA

Craig Samborski, owner of Draw Events, started 2019 with big plans already in action to produce events around the country. The company annually produces the Tall Ships Festival in Duluth, Minnesota...

Tamarack Tap Room Finds a Way Forward with SBA Assistance

Tamarack Taproom owner Bob Kinsella remembers March 17, 2020 vividly, sharing, “When I heard that the restaurants were being shut down due to COVID-19, I rushed back to my office to check our bank...

Ward Lumber Transitions Ownership to Employees Thanks to SBA Resource Partner

The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business as a worker-owned cooperative. The transaction marks the first employee ownership transition of its kind in the...