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The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers have helped thousands of entrepreneurs launch successful new business ventures, expand an existing business, or return a business to profitability.

Read about some of our clients who have allowed us to share their stories, representing a wide range of assistance provided across a variety of industries.

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TM Industrial Supply

Established in 1976, TM Industrial Supply originally focused on the manufacturing of separators, receivers, pulsation dampening bottles, and knockout pots for the air and gas markets. In 1986, the Fluid Engineering…
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AEFIS, LLC.

Mustafa Sualp, President and CEO, founded AEFIS as a start-up company in 2009, incubated within his first company Untra Corporation, the IT consulting business Sualp founded in 1999 which became 85th…
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Quality Management Services

In 1996, Angelo Salandra was working at a national document management company. When assessing his work and the processes involved, he realized he could provide a better quality service at a…
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Sweet Heat Gourmet

Shellie Mierwald recently earned her degree in the culinary arts from Penn College in Williamsport, PA.  While looking for employment, she passed time creating specialty fruit-based hot sauces and barbeque sauces…
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Austin's Auto Service

After eight years of working at Austin’s Auto Service, Nelson Tavarez, Jr. was faced with a decision. Austin Godshall, the owner of the business, fell ill and considered closing. Not…
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ServiceMaster by Ryan

Katy Ryan began working for an Altoona ServiceMaster franchise in 2001. She started out working as a part-time cleaner for Merry Maids, the residential portion of the ServiceMaster brand. She also did part-time…
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Harvest Local Foods

As environmentalists and lovers of healthy foods, Mary Ann Ford and Pam Nelson loved the idea of running a business that sells locally grown and produced products. Although they had no…
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Ajax Wireline Corporation

After 35 years in an industry, an individual can amass a great deal of valuable knowledge. Richard Carpenter decided to use his experience to start his own business and finally become…
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Carlisle Taekwondo and Fitness Academy

Growing up, owner Johnny Birch knew that Tae Kwon Do was his passion and ultimately decided to pursue it as a career. During his enlistment in the army, Birch was one…
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Columbia County Bread & Granola

The owner of Columbia County Bread and Granola, Doug Michael, began his business by making and selling sprouted grain bread. As this bread gained popularity, Michael expanded his offerings to…
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Newkirk Honey

EunJin Newkirk and her husband, Jason, are beekeepers. They moved to Scranton, PA from Iowa in 2011. They maintain over 100 active hives and produce honey-based products such as lip balm,…
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Gerome Manufacturing

Joe Putila is President of Gerome Manufacturing, a profitable manufacturing business in Uniontown, Fayette County that has been in business for more than 55 years. Gerome Manufacturing fabricates the most…
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kd2 Architects

In the spring of 2009, with the recession in full swing and his job hours cut, architect Kevin Dowell started working independently as kd2 Architects. He initially pursued design/build contracts…
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Unique Fabrications

Unique Fabrications provides custom steel fabrication, machine work and plasma cutting, and welding for a variety of industries. The company performs truck conversions, permanent and removable hitches, power extension mirrors, trailer…
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DuraTite

Jim Karnes, inventor and President of DuraTite Systems, is a perfect example of the perseverance needed by entrepreneurs to succeed. Karnes came to the Gannon University Small Business Development Center…
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Horn O Plenty

Mandi Horn and her husband operate an organic farm in Bedford that has weekly subscribers for harvest. She wanted to transform the business to maximize the profit of the farm’s yield. She knew…
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Esten Lumber

Esten Lumber, a 40 year old manufacturer of pallets and custom shipping containers, recently completed its first government sales contract for the Army and PA Fish and Boat Commission.  Business…
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Bason Coffee Roasting

Brad Bason of Danville, PA came to the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in February 2012 with hopes of turning his passion for coffee into a full time business. After…
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LA Taco

Walter Aguirre, a student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania with an entrepreneurial bent, was seeking a way to provide additional income for his family.  He approached the Indiana University of Pennsylvania…
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HighBeta, LLC.

The Jump Start Incubator is very proud to highlight Michael Colón, founder of HighBeta LLC. Along with RB Legal Counsel LLC, HighBeta LLC is the very first on-campus client of the…
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