Success stories
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Elegant Stitches Finding Their Way with Contracting to Expand and Scale a Multigenerational Family Business
In 1997, Elegant was founded by two Ghanaian immigrants who began from the basement of their home until Alfred Enchill was able to steadily save enough capital from his U.S. Postal Service job to fund...
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Celebrating the 10th Annual National Veterans Small Business Week (#NVSBW23) highlighting a local veteran-owned small business with a recipe for sweet success.
Inspired by an old military term that provided a vision during a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008, owner Chris Guerrette of Lickee’s and Chewy’s Candies & Creamery has made this vision a reality at...
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SBA helps veteran business owner pivot from suds to social media
His local fire department was on the verge of closing and Army veteran Dennis Guy stepped up to help. He didn’t bring axes or extinguishers, instead, firefighters were one of the first to enlist in...
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Sugar, spice and everything nice: How SBA helped a local Minnesota Bakery thrive
Anne Andrus has always had a passion for creating and food, and she realized early on that she could have the best of both worlds. Andrus established Honey and Rye, a Minnesota-based bakery and bread...
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Veteran Certification Enables Lightyears of Growth for Space Tech Business
Mark Stafford dreamed of a career that would take him soaring to new heights. When he was young, Mark joined the Air Force and served two tours in the Middle East. However, Mark found his passion in...
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Lovely Lash Company
WEST FARGO, ND - Brea Binstock doesn’t back down from a challenge. She completed a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in communications, while also completing overseas...
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Fresh Baked Success: German Inspired Bakery Becomes Delaware Staple
After a long career as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Jonthan Urquhart wanted to do something special for his wife, Monika, who put her dreams of owning a bakery on hold while as she traveled...
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From the Army and Air Force to New York’s Go-To Hair Source
Nicole Daly has always had a passion for helping others express themselves. During her career in the Amry and Air Force, Nicole also worked to master the craft of hair and nail styling, as she wanted...