Success stories
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Speller's Hardware Benefits from Lincoln Savings Bank PPP Loan
Father and son entrepreneurs Wendell and Allen Speller opened Speller’s True Value Hardware in Waterloo, Iowa four years ago. As the only hardware store in the city’s north end business corridor, the...
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PPP Profile - Pandemic is No Match for Resilient Newton Small Business Owners
Adversity is no stranger to Newton, Iowa. When Whirlpool acquired Maytag in 2006, 1,800 people lost their livelihoods at the corporate headquarters and local manufacturing plant. The closure of an...
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Woman-Owned Winery Pushes Through Peak Season with Disaster Relief Assistance from SBA
When Gail Warner Miller had the idea to convert a portion of her family’s farmland into a vineyard with a tasting room, she wasn’t sure where to start. Miller is a 5th generation descendent of...
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From United States Army First Lieutenant to Veterinarian; Small Business Owner
SBA-Backed Paycheck Protection Program Loan Keeps Doors Open; Retains Staff BUFFALO, NY – Mary Lee Fornes’ story of going from U.S. Army First Lieutenant to founding the Boston Valley Animal Hospital...
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Seattle Chef Uses SBA Assistance to Grow Business and PPP Loan Keeps Business Open During Pandemic
Seattle Chef Uses SBA Assistance to Grow Business and PPP Loan Keeps Business Open During Pandemic Situation In 2010, after spending more than a decade in the restaurant business, David Boyd lost his...
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Paycheck Protection Program and SBA Debt Relief helps small business pay employees during pandemic
Bright Futures Learning Services (BFLS), headquartered in Winfield, West Virginia, opened in 2007 and provides Applied Behavior Analysis services to children with autism and other disabilities. Jill...
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Making Music Together and Building Community in Oregon
With a mutual passion for helping families discover the joy of making music together, Bonnie Singer and Mary Beth Camp teamed up to open Music Together® of Portland in 1998. Part of a worldwide...
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Velour Imports
A chance encounter in 2013 sparked the beginning of what would become Velour Imports, experts in supplying craft beer, wine, cider, and spirits to Latin America and the Caribbean. While working at the...