Success stories
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Sharrock’s Bakery Produces 40K Packages of Crumpets Weekly
SBA 504 financing fuels growth for multigenerational business preserving a century-old tradition For more than a century, Sharrock’s Bakery has carried forward a tradition of handcrafted baked goods...
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Taunton-based American Insulated Panel Manufactures and Installs Custom Cold-Storage Solutions
SBA 7(a) financing helps entrepreneurs acquire and grow a Massachusetts manufacturer When Andrew Massard and Michael Starr acquired American Insulated Panel (AIP) in 2023, they saw an opportunity to...
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AccuRounds: Precision Manufacturing Ramping up at Home
Tariffs helped bring back work lost to overseas manufacturers For 50 years, AccuRounds has built high-precision shafts, pins, valves, and components that support critical industries—from medical and...
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2025 Chris O’Brien, President LaCreek Development Corporation
Chris O’Brien has been a volunteer Fire Chief for Martin SD for 17+ years. He was recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the Small Business person of the year for South Dakota in 2025...
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2025 South Dakota Small Business Manufacturer of the Year - Preform Solutions, Inc.
In 2001, Dennis Christopherson left his job in the packaging industry to become a business owner. Dennis had been selling plastic products but customers kept requesting customized PET preform products...
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2025 South Dakota Small Business Administration Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year award - Kelli Ewert
Kelli graduated from Texas Christian University in 1997 on an ARMY ROTC scholarship and served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1997-2005. Kelli has been a Registered Nurse for nearly 30 years. Kelli is...
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2025 Caleb Hubert, Calebs Aquatics and Heads to Tails; Aberdeen South Dakota Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Caleb’s Aquatics and Heads to Tails offer a variety of goods and services for pet owners including tanks, supplies, grooming, self-washing stations, fish, reptiles, and birds. Caleb's Aquatics is a...
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Icarus Medical Uses SBA Financing to Expand Made in America Mobility Technology
SBA-backed financing helped Charlottesville-based Icarus Medical scale U.S. manufacturing, create local jobs, and bring customized orthopedic technology to more people with mobility challenges...