Success stories
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Domina Consulting Lifts Diverse Small Businesses with WWBIC Assistance
Situation Amanda Roman left a professional position in 2020 and was considering whether to go into business for herself. With a strong background in banking, leadership, payroll, HR consulting, and...
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Fortune Favors Makes Sweet Success with Multiple SBA Products
Situation Fortune Favors started as a jest between co-founders Eric Rupert and Jessica Benish when they were working at another firm. Eric, a career chef, decided to make the lightly caramelized...
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Alabama Gardner Center Blooms with Help from the SBDC Capital Access Team
Leaf & Petal, a treasured garden and home center, has grown from a small family-owned business into a thriving retail hub. Jamie Pursell’s family purchased Leaf & Petal in 2005 with a single location...
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Stacy & Adam Stevens Took the Entrepreneurial Leap Together: This Time it’s Her Turn
Being married, Stacy and Adam Stevens already felt as though they made a good team in many ways, including business partners. For years, they have been part owners of a crop and cattle farm in...
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Natalie Meeks – From Surviving to Thriving!
Natalie Meeks is definitely not meek! Behind a beautiful façade is a force to be reckoned with, who has survived the flooding and destruction of everything her family had built. Natalie and her...
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Veteran-Owned company Achieves Business Growth and Alabama Recognition during National Small Business Week
Kevin Long is the owner and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ethic Tech, LLC, a Huntsville-based small business that is both Native American 8(a) and Veteran-Owned. During Kevin's service as an...
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Dayton Technology Company Sets Sights on Growth
In the heart of Dayton, Ohio, Battle Sight Technologies is a veteran-founded business that is redefining innovation in military technology. Nick Ripplinger is the driving force behind Battle Sight...
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Veteran-Owned Small Business Scales with SBA Contracting Assistance Programs
Jeff Anderson, President and Co-Founder of ATEK Distribution, started his business in 2018 after more than 24 years in electrical manufacturing and distribution. Just six years later, ATEK...