2013 Success Stories
“The
Small Business Development Center acted as my 30,000 foot view to see things I
couldn’t when I wasn’t quite sure what to say or where to go in certain
situations.” - David Crown
Ever
look back and think, “I did not see myself in this position a couple years
ago?” After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009 with a degree
in Media and Professional Communications, David Crown thought he would end up
working in public relations or journalism. After working his job at Cartridge
World for 2 years and seeing the hole it was falling into, however, David was
confident that he could turn the business around....more..
“Cheryl Young was wonderful in
offering many services that were very helpful such as teaching me how to work
the excel spreadsheet and balancing out my budget.” - Anntoinette Saunders
From
spending time with her mother as a child, to spending time with her daughter,
Anntoinette Saunders wanted to encourage and spread mother daughter experiences
around the area. She figured the best way to do this was by providing a service
anyone would enjoy, being pampered...more
2012 Success Stories
"The SBDC took care of all the things I was missing and also taught me alot of key things about the process of starting a business." - Johnny Birch
Growing up, Johnny Birch knew that Tae Kwon Do was his passion and
ultimately he pursued it as a career. During his enlistment in the Army,
Johnny was one of the top Army Tae Kwon Do competitors. Upon leaving
the Army, he dedicated his career to teaching children Tae Kwon Do at
the Yellow Breeches Education Center. He never expected to start a
business...More...
"SCORE and the SBDC were so helpful in our starting up and being successful!" Keshia Otto
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