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Success Story

Essentials in Learning

2021-11-30T11:57:01-07:00November 30th, 2021|Categories: Incubator Program|Tags: , , |

Shari Vandervelde’s husband realized, as a school psychologist, that children diagnosed with ADHD were not receiving the proper help they needed. After receiving an ADHD diagnosis, many children were given medications, but nobody offered to teach them the skills necessary to become successful students. Shari, being an educator, knew she had to come up [...]

Alpine Autohaus

2021-05-03T13:39:45-06:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: News, SBDC|Tags: |

Business: Alpine AutohausOwner: Sean CotterLouie is a six-foot-tall (and growing) house plant and the shop greeter at Alpine Autohaus. He was passed down from the original owner with the adage, “If Louie is doing well, the business is doing well.” According to Alpine Autohaus’ owner, Sean Cotter, Louie is doing very well.Alpine Autohaus opened in [...]

CrossFit Juke Joint

2021-05-03T11:29:58-06:00May 3rd, 2021|Categories: News, SBDC|Tags: , |

Business: CrossFit Juke Joint Owner: Sung Hong CrossFit Juke Joint (CFJJ) is a box, not a gym. Unlike gyms, CrossFit facilities (boxes) do not house treadmills or 20 weight machines. They resemble a box with four walls that contain weights, ropes, and bars. However, perhaps the most important piece of equipment a box can carry [...]

JT Crane Service: Taking Business to New Heights

2021-04-30T14:12:10-06:00April 29th, 2021|Categories: Incubator Program, News, SBDC|Tags: |

Business: JT Crane ServiceOwner: Jeff ThorntonJeff Thornton is a veteran and an equipment operator who had 12 years of crane operating experience and another five years of heavy equipment operator experience. However, something Jeff had limited experience with was starting and growing a business.“The classes and coaches [at the Grand Junction SBDC] have been essential [...]

Thai Number 9: An SBDC Success Story

2021-03-26T10:50:51-06:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: SBDC|Tags: |

Running a restaurant has its challenges, but 2020 really took it to the next level. Thai Number 9 faced these challenges head-on all while keeping their customers fed and satisfied. Thai Number 9 opened in 2018 and is a family-owned and operated authentic Thai restaurant in Grand Junction, Colorado. The dream of running a [...]

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