Category Archive for: ‘Success Stories’
Fence company uses services to separate itself
Florida Fence of Sarasota County
Kevin and Theresa Dermody are no strangers to entrepreneurship. Before moving to Sarasota, the Dermody’s lived in Chicago where the duo owned and operated a successful real estate development and general contracting business.
Read More →Man channels entrepreneurial spirit into chicken and waffles
Rush Hour Chicken & Waffles of Pinellas County
Chef Towan Rush wants people to know that his past does not dictate his future. Shot in a drive by shooting in the early 2000s, Rush has been confined to a wheelchair ever since. Then, and now, he relies on his love of food to reach new heights.
Read More →Honey Company uses FSBDC at USF to Discover Exporting Options
Santa Monica Florida of Pasco County
Monica Obando didn’t plan on working in the honey industry, but after an early onset case of arthritis, the honey industry found her. Shortly after losing hope in traditional pharmaceutical medicine, Obando’s husband saw a Discovery Channel special about the healing power of bee sting therapy. They attended the next available seminar in November 2011 and not even a week later, they had bees.
Read More →From Shoeboxes to Financial Literacy for Small Businesses
Tampa Bay Accounting and Associates of Pinellas County
Michelle Velez took her love for small business, and turned it into her own small business seven years ago. “I wanted to do something that would be beneficial for small businesses and help them grow,” she said. And so, Tampa Bay Accounting and Associates was born.
Read More →Growing Pains Mean Success for Pepper Jelly Business
Brimstone Originals Specialty Foods LLC of Pinellas County
Eileen O’Hara knows what it’s like to run a growing business. O’Hara and her daughter, Julie Stevens, co-own Brimstone Originals Specialty Foods LLC, a company that manufactures a line of all-natural pepper jellies.
Read More →Big Business to Small Business Owner: Filling the Gap
Doctors Express Urgent Care of Pinellas County
If you have visited an emergency room recently, you likely waited a long time to be seen for a non-life-threatening medical issue. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, between 13 and 27 percent of visits to the emergency room could be treated at alternative medical facilities, such as urgent care.
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