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8(a) program offers a broader brush.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-APR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: 8(a) program offers a broader brush.(FROM BEGINNERS TO BIGSHOTS)

Article Excerpt
When Melanie Breeden set out to make an indelible mark on the business world, she found an invaluable ally in the Small Business Administration.

Since opening in 2003, Cherokee Painting LLC has performed beyond her dreams. The commercial industrial paint contractor has landed jobs including school districts, the local Job Corps and Tinker Air Force Base, with contracts ranging from $30,000 to $1 million.

"It just took off," Breeden said. "I've got people with the fight experience working for me, and I've got the management side of things covered here at the office. And having the SBA backing me up every step of the way has been a huge asset." Cherokee Painting is nestled in an older residential area in Midwest City, Okla., on the eastern side of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The business is a block away from a busy retail street and a mile from Rose State...

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