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.
  • Workforce Development
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...
  • Small Business Development/RLF
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...
  • Small Business Development/RLF
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....
  • Small Business Development/RLF
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.
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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...
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Infrastructure
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.
  • Workforce Development