Success stories

Success stories

  • Sheree Thomas professional headshot next to the window

    Sheree Thomas Nails It!

    Thomas is Pennsylvania’s Small Business Person of the Year Construction advocate and company president Sheree Thomas just hammered home how a one-woman shop can grow into a multi-faceted, award...

  • Lisa Feeney and a cup of coffee with syrup and cold foam

    SBA Helps Entrepreneur Brew Up Coffee Breaks

    Spring Church resident and coffee drinker Lisa Feeney unexpectedly created something special for her small town. “I never intended to start my own business,” she explained. “I stumbled upon some...

  • Business team in front of pool

    SBA’s 2025 New Hampshire Woman-Owned Business of the Year

    Karen Jenovese ~ Swim NH, LLC ~ Concord Celebrates Over Two Decades of Excellence in Water Safety and Lifeguard Training Swim NH, LLC in Concord, owned and operated by Karen Jenovese, has been named...

  • Two workers lift to put up a fence

    Lincoln Fencing, Inc. of Epping is SBA’s New Hampshire 2025 Micro-Enterprise Business of the Year

    Fencing the Future in the Granite State Before founding Lincoln Fencing LLC in 2020, Bret Lincoln had over 30 years of experience as an executive in the restaurant industry. He managed more than 120...

  • A business owner sits on a couch

    Changing the Smoothie Industry

    The proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention” was true for Isaac Hamlin. As an athlete at the University of Kentucky in 2018, Isaac searched for an alternative to the heavy, calorie-laden options...

  • Sweet potato pie company owner mixing ingredients in the kitchen

    Pies with a Purpose

    Many entrepreneurs have a business idea and then launch a small business. But what if you have a passion for a cause and want to find a way to fund that passion? Dawn Urrutia had that dilemma. In 2016...

  • A man and a woman celebrate their achievement with SBA during Small Business Week

    CETECHS

    Veterans often don’t talk much about their time in the military but when asked about what they learned in service that translates to civilian life, topics come up like discipline, the drive to learn...

  • Josh Velasquez is the founder and CEO of a purpose-driven food company in Peterborough, New Hampshire

    2025 SBA NH Manufacturer of the Year

    Joshua D. Velasquez is the founder and CEO of Clean Simple Foods, Inc., a purpose-driven food company based in Peterborough, New Hampshire, known for its innovative, dairy-free products under the...