SMARTstart Microloan Success Stories

The SMARTstart program had some valuable tools that we had access to and the speakers that they brought in were invaluable to our direction and our success when we didn't even think about it at the time.   - John Beebe, Heros Downtown Subs and Salads

SMARTstart helped me with everything, they were like ok this is what you need to do and they showed me all the steps and then I was like 'ok, I'm not confused anymore so I know where to start'. SMARTstart helped me with the business plan, BIG TIME.   - Nadia Beloubad, Come N Play Adult Day Care

The SMARTstart Pasco Microloan gave me the resources I needed to create a training system and step-by-step onboarding process that helped me add 10 independent and productive agents to my 1099 brokerage firm. This boosted the agency's production by 30% and allowed us to expand to a satellite office in Tampa a year later.  I now have a profitable business with a replicable process for future growth.  The SMARTstart Pasco Microloan gave me the support I needed to take my company to the next level.
– Rosie Paulsen, Good Faith Insurance Services