Success stories
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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...
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The Pool Boys
Who Needs a Pool Boy? Situation: Childhood friends Justin Morehead and Zac Nicklas felt that owning their own business would put them in control of their fate, and that working hard and smart to build...
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Lush Banners
Viona Zhong Founder & CEO Lush Banners Richmond, TX Situation: Lush Banners was founded in Sydney, Australia in 2009. Founder & CEO Viona Zhong had spent several years working as a marketing...
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Eye Center of Houston
Compassion & Technology- A Winning Combination Dr. Faheem Inayatali began to shape his ideas of owning a private practice while pursuing his doctorate degree from the University of Houston College of...