Your Guiding Light

Richard Schwab, a 4th generation military veteran, and owner of Great Revivalist Brewery needed capital to make necessary changes to adjust to the pandemic. “We needed help financially and the Illinois SBDC (at WIU Quad Cities) really stepped up. Securing SBA loans was so complex I can’t even remember it all. Honestly, without their help, I don’t know where we would be. They put the “we” in “brewery! We still have challenges, but with the help of the ITC (at College of DuPage), soon we will be exporting beers to three countries. I’m proud we didn’t lay off any employees and like to think we're a welcome respite in these times of uncertainty.”

Founded by Jeff Klump in 2017, MidAmerica Safety Solutions is a traffic control safety company providing on-site traffic management for work sites in the Evansville, Bloomington, Indianapolis and Cincinnati areas, and will be expanding to Florida in 2022. As a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Jeff and his team are committed to hiring veterans, retirees and veteran spouses through local organizations. MidAmerica Safety Solutions was recognized as the 2021 Indiana SBDC Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year.

Veterans received Kansas SBDC services in 2021

Located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Water's Edge Winery & Bistro is a Veteran-Owned bistro that produces and bottles its own wine.

Veterans Served in Fiscal Year 2021