“In the beginning the ISBDC was my resource for doing business the right way; regulations, registration, and planning for success… Now I have opportunities to pay it back by mentoring other minority owned small businesses all thanks to the ISBDC.” Alex Aguilar started Aguila Con El Taco in 2009 and is the best type of
COVID TURNAROUND BRINGS BRIGHT FUTURE A&E Engineering, Inc., located in Pocatello, Idaho, is a full-service civil engineering firm. Their team of professional engineers, land surveyors, designers and drafting professionals serves clients throughout the Intermountain West. In 2020 the COVID pandemic was hard on A&E, as it was on many small businesses. While they did have
From Screen Printing Enthusiast to Print-Forward Hero: The Atomic Threads Story Andrew’s journey from a college elective in screen printing to becoming the owner of Atomic Threads, a custom logo wear business in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is nothing short of remarkable. When the 2008 recession hit and the company he worked for struggled, Andrew made
“With only a fraction of family businesses survive past the third generation, with a mere 3% carrying on, Titan Spring isn’t just another statistic; it stands as a testament to defying norms and creating its own legacy” Vince’s journey with Titan Spring began in his teenage years, working on the factory floor and mastering the
““When you make the right choices, things just seem to go easily, which seemed to be the case for us”” When Neil and Hannah Morris first tossed out the idea of jumping into business with their friends Shawn and Jean Sweetapple, they were just playing with the idea. Neil had recently made a career change
“Bryan and the team at the SBDC have been instrumental with the training classes and support needed to grow our business.” Tyson started out working for a competitor before bootstrapping and putting everything he and his wife Angela had into purchasing four Idaho stores for $1.4M in 2014. Even when his credit accounts were briefly
