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Idaho SBDC Client Comfort Keepers Featured in the Business Journal of North Idaho

Published October 04, 2023 by michael

Kat Vercruyssen, owner of Comfort Keepers, an in-house senior care facility in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was recently interviewed and featured in the North Idaho Business Journal to highlight her successful journey as a small business owner and an exemplary leader. She and her husband started the business together in 2000, but when he passed away

Success Learning Center – Twin Falls, ID

Published September 29, 2022 by joehudson

“Without the SBDC and the never-ending help we still receive from Brent and Mary, this could never have been achieved. We will forever be grateful to the SBDC and the impact they have had on our lives” Michelle Rudas and Scott Marshall had lived in Florida most of their lives. They agreed they needed a change,

Idaho SBDC Graphic Designer Creates Award-Winning Logo for Local Small Business

Published June 14, 2021 by michael

Congratulations to Idaho SBDC graphic designer Presley Arrowood on her recent Star Garnet Gem Award in logo creation for client Traditions Gift Shop, based in Lewiston, ID. Arrowood competed against other designers and marketing agencies throughout Southeast Idaho in the Gem Awards Creative Competition hosted by the Idaho Falls Advertising Federation to receive this award;

Idaho PTAC Counselor Dr. Bamidele Omotowa Earns Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) Endorsement

Published April 14, 2021 by Idaho SBDC

Dr. Bamidele Omotowa has been working with the Idaho Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) as a consultant and SBIR representative since January 2019. His commitment and hard work over the past two years was recently recognized by the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC) as he has been awarded the Certified Procurement Professional (CPP)

Herbs of the World – Salmon, ID

Published March 16, 2021 by Idaho SBDC

“The SBDC has been monumentally helpful to the survival of my small business during the pandemic.” Herbs of the World was started in 1996 by Loryhl Davis when she saw a need to supply competitive horses with herbal formulas to enhance performance and stamina while minimizing drug use. Because the company started from the ground

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Maple Grove Hot Springs – Thatcher, ID

Published March 16, 2021 by Idaho SBDC

“I’m glad I found the SBDC. It’s helpful to know I’m not in this alone.” Maple Grove is on the Oneida Narrows near the town of Thatcher, ID. Before the current owner, Jordan Menzel, and his group of investors bought the land and facilities in 2019, the soaking pools weren’t in the best condition and

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