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Rhode Island

Gerbs Increases Sales Significantly Because of Pandemic

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods is a Rhode Island manufacturer of healthy snack foods. Due to the high demand, they saw their 2020 Q1 sales increase by 81% compared to 2019. Even during these challenging times and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 crisis in small business community, Gerbs is one of the few RI local manufactures to stay steady and add to the local economy. Gerbs is #RIStrong and feel committed to their customers and community more than ever.

Gerbs Increases Sales Significantly Because of Pandemic

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods is a Rhode Island manufacturer of healthy snack foods. Due to the high demand, they saw their 2020 Q1 sales increase by 81% compared to 2019. Even during these challenging times and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 crisis in small business community, Gerbs is one of the few RI local manufactures to stay steady and add to the local economy. Gerbs is #RIStrong and feel committed to their customers and community more than ever.

Gerbs Increases Sales Significantly Because of Pandemic

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods is a Rhode Island manufacturer of healthy snack foods. Due to the high demand, they saw their 2020 Q1 sales increase by 81% compared to 2019. Even during these challenging times and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 crisis in small business community, Gerbs is one of the few RI local manufactures to stay steady and add to the local economy. Gerbs is #RIStrong and feel committed to their customers and community more than ever.

Gerbs Increases Sales Significantly Because of Pandemic

Gerbs Allergy Friendly Foods is a Rhode Island manufacturer of healthy snack foods. Due to the high demand, they saw their 2020 Q1 sales increase by 81% compared to 2019. Even during these challenging times and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 crisis in small business community, Gerbs is one of the few RI local manufactures to stay steady and add to the local economy. Gerbs is #RIStrong and feel committed to their customers and community more than ever.

South Carolina

Consultant Allen Brown Helps Global Retailer Confidence Pivot to Meet Demands of "Quarantiners"

SC SBDC client Confidence by Gabby Goodwin was founded in 2014 by 11-year-old Gabby Goodwin and her mother Rozalynn. The company is a wildly successful online retailer filling orders worldwide of its patented product GaBBY Bows. With the $199,800 Consultant Allen Brown helped them receive in combined EIDL and SBA loans, the company created "Home Hair Care Bundles" selling them to people quarantining or social distancing. Gabby also attended an SC SBDC webinar about CARES Act loan forgiveness.

Consultant Allen Brown Helps Global Retailer Confidence Pivot to Meet Demands of "Quarantiners"

SC SBDC client Confidence by Gabby Goodwin was founded in 2014 by 11-year-old Gabby Goodwin and her mother Rozalynn. The company is a wildly successful online retailer filling orders worldwide of its patented product GaBBY Bows. With the $199,800 Consultant Allen Brown helped them receive in combined EIDL and SBA loans, the company created "Home Hair Care Bundles" selling them to people quarantining or social distancing. Gabby also attended an SC SBDC webinar about CARES Act loan forgiveness.

Consultant Allen Brown Helps Global Retailer Confidence Pivot to Meet Demands of "Quarantiners"

SC SBDC client Confidence by Gabby Goodwin was founded in 2014 by 11-year-old Gabby Goodwin and her mother Rozalynn. The company is a wildly successful online retailer filling orders worldwide of its patented product GaBBY Bows. With the $199,800 Consultant Allen Brown helped them receive in combined EIDL and SBA loans, the company created "Home Hair Care Bundles" selling them to people quarantining or social distancing. Gabby also attended an SC SBDC webinar about CARES Act loan forgiveness.

Consultant Allen Brown Helps Global Retailer Confidence Pivot to Meet Demands of "Quarantiners"

SC SBDC client Confidence by Gabby Goodwin was founded in 2014 by 11-year-old Gabby Goodwin and her mother Rozalynn. The company is a wildly successful online retailer filling orders worldwide of its patented product GaBBY Bows. With the $199,800 Consultant Allen Brown helped them receive in combined EIDL and SBA loans, the company created "Home Hair Care Bundles" selling them to people quarantining or social distancing. Gabby also attended an SC SBDC webinar about CARES Act loan forgiveness.

South Dakota

Business Implications of COVID-19 Conference

Pictured are U.S. Senator John Thune, Jaime Wood, SD SBA District Director, Mark Slade, SD SBDC State Director, Sheila Gestring, President, University of South Dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, Dean, Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota. Event held in October to discuss the changes in industry and the economy due to COVID-19.

Business Implications of COVID-19 Conference

Pictured are U.S. Senator John Thune, Jaime Wood, SD SBA District Director, Mark Slade, SD SBDC State Director, Sheila Gestring, President, University of South Dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, Dean, Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota. Event held in October to discuss the changes in industry and the economy due to COVID-19.

Business Implications of COVID-19 Conference

Pictured are U.S. Senator John Thune, Jaime Wood, SD SBA District Director, Mark Slade, SD SBDC State Director, Sheila Gestring, President, University of South Dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, Dean, Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota. Event held in October to discuss the changes in industry and the economy due to COVID-19.

Business Implications of COVID-19 Conference

Pictured are U.S. Senator John Thune, Jaime Wood, SD SBA District Director, Mark Slade, SD SBDC State Director, Sheila Gestring, President, University of South Dakota, Venky Venkatachalam, Dean, Beacom School of Business, University of South Dakota. Event held in October to discuss the changes in industry and the economy due to COVID-19.

Tennessee

The fish are swimming upstream again at Riverfront Seafood

With help from the TSBDC at ETSU-KAO, the restaurant was able to obtain a PPP loan, resume operations and retain all of its staff.

The fish are swimming upstream again at Riverfront Seafood

With help from the TSBDC at ETSU-KAO, the restaurant was able to obtain a PPP loan, resume operations and retain all of its staff.

The fish are swimming upstream again at Riverfront Seafood

With help from the TSBDC at ETSU-KAO, the restaurant was able to obtain a PPP loan, resume operations and retain all of its staff.

The fish are swimming upstream again at Riverfront Seafood

With help from the TSBDC at ETSU-KAO, the restaurant was able to obtain a PPP loan, resume operations and retain all of its staff.

Texas

Gulf Coast

$32.3M

Total Number of COVID-19 Recovery Loans

(PPP, EIDL, EIDL Advance, Business Disaster Loans, etc.)

$32.3M

Total Number of COVID-19 Recovery Loans

(PPP, EIDL, EIDL Advance, Business Disaster Loans, etc.)

$32.3M

Total Number of COVID-19 Recovery Loans

(PPP, EIDL, EIDL Advance, Business Disaster Loans, etc.)

$32.3M

Total Number of COVID-19 Recovery Loans

(PPP, EIDL, EIDL Advance, Business Disaster Loans, etc.)