Success Stories

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August 1, 2016

TruFund Accelerates Innovative Programs in Louisiana

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded TruFund Financial a $500,000 EDA funded/$500,000 match grant in 2014 to assist with small business development and growth in Louisiana.

June 6, 2016

Hardware Hank, Ortonville, Minnesota

Bob and Sue Kulbeik wanted to open a hardware store in their town of Ortonville, Minnesota but lacked the capital....

June 6, 2016

Innovative Senior Solutions, Cordele, Georgia

In September 2010, two registered nurses, Eshonda Blue and Jessica Wright, approached the River Valley Area Development Corporation for financing...

June 6, 2016

Kreinik Manufacturing Company, Parkersburg, West Virginia

The entire economy in the small town of Parkersburg, West Virginia is built on small businesses. Kreinik Manufacturing Company creates...

June 6, 2016

Trinity Hotel, Carlsbad, New Mexico

In Carlsbad, New Mexico some local developers saw opportunity in an old, historic bank building. This fantastic old building was...

June 6, 2016

Innovation Hub at the University of Florida

Jane Muir, Director, Innovation Hub at the University of Florida and EDA UF Tech Connect ...

April 1, 2016

Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission Helps to Drive Critical FDI to Rural Wilcox County, Alabama

Devastating tornadoes that struck rural Wilcox County, Alabama in 2011 resulted in the loss of lives and permanent jobs when production in the region’s critical timber and paper production sectors was forced to cease for a number of weeks.

November 2, 2015

Ben Franklin Technology Partners: Growth Breeds Success for Entrepreneurs

Ben Franklin once said, "Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." It’s therefore fitting that an institution bearing his name, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP), has taken those words to heart.

September 6, 2015

Raise The Road

Albert Einstein once said that “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” The...

July 1, 2015

A Training Center of Their Own

If you create a job and no one has the skills needed to fill it, did you really create a job? Workforce development must be a critical focus of all economic development organizations. It’s imperative that workers receive training that matches the needs of employers.