Success stories
-
Black Button Distilling Switches Gears Amid Pandemic & Saves Employees
Over the past eight years, Jason Barrett has received 5 SBA loans, rapidly growing his business, and being named to Inc. Magazine’s Top 5,000 list in 2018. Black Button Distilling earned the rank of...
-
Essential Business uses Paycheck Protection Program to Bring Back Employees
The Alonso Group, a West Virginia construction company started in 2010, was deemed essential during the COVID-19 health pandemic. However, revenue took a hit as government contracts projects were...
-
Fairmont Businesses Uses Paycheck Protection Program to Navigate Storm
Roya Maher of A3L Federal Works utilizes the Economic Injury Disaster Loan(EIDL) Advance and Payroll Protection Program (PPP) to help her through the current uncertainty of the economy due to the...
-
Wheeling West Virginia Entrepreneur Utilizes Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance and Paycheck Protection Program to stay open and pay local vendors
Matt Welsch is the owner of Vagabond Kitchen located in the heart of beautiful, downtown Wheeling. Welsch opened Vagabond Kitchen in 2014 and has experienced great success with his business including...
-
Because of the Paycheck Protection Program The Black Dog Coffee Company looks at their coffee cup as half full
Like most other small businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major economic disruption for Jennifer and Brian Bircher, owners of The Black Dog Coffee Company in Shenandoah Junction, WV...
-
Morgantown Small Business uses Paycheck Protection Program bring back Employees
Jordon Masters, owner of MicroGenesis - Grown to Matter, was faced with tough decisions to make when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March, 2020. As a microgreen producer that sells mostly to...
-
Local bakery utilizes Paycheck Protection Program to ease payroll burden during COVID-19 pandemic
Home Industry Bakery, located in Clarksburg, West Virginia, started 36 years ago with an SBA guaranteed loan. Ten years later, when the business was forced to relocate, they turned to the SBA again...
-
Little Hat Creek Farm
Heather Coiner and Ben Stowe own Little Creek Hat Farm in rural Roseland, Virginia. Sitting in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the farm produces vegetables, breads and baked goods that it...