Over the past two years, we've heard thousands of stories from small business owners who've been saved by pandemic relief programs, especially the SBA's COVID EIDL program. In fact, our recent EIDL survey found that 60% of business owners say their businesses were saved because of this funding. We're grateful that we've directly helped thousands in their funding journey. Now we're starting to feature some of their inspiring stories.

In today's post, we're featuring three small business owners who share their stories on navigating the EIDL program, tips on how they dealt with the SBA, and the impact this funding has had on their business.

These small business owners joined us last week on a YouTube live to share their stories. We'll let their videos do the talking — enjoy!

How This Business Owner Finally Got Approved for EIDL After Six Denials

Here's Pam's inspiring story on how she persisted after six denials and got enough funding to not only save her business but save her personally — allowing her to pay off the pandemic debt she accrued and upgrade her setup to allow her to grow her business.

How This Business Owner Used $350K in EIDL Funds To Transform His Business

Here's Ali's story on how his business was approved for EIDL funding and how this has allowed him to pivot his business to a wholesale approach and keep his business alive.

How This Business Owner Used $500K in EIDL Funding to Retain 115 Employees

Here's Jay's story who used both EIDL and PPP funding to retain his 100+ employees and is still looking for additional EIDL funding to help grow his team and hire more people so they don't miss out on growth opportunities.

What's Your Small Business or EIDL Story?

We're featuring more businesses in upcoming YouTube lives (you can subscribe to our YouTube here). If you need helping growing or funding your small business, our team would love to help you. If you want to share your story, email us at tips@helloskip.com

How Else Can Skip Help? Whether you need assistance navigating funding for your small business — like SBA loans, grants, or other financing options, or guidance with government-related services — like TSA PreCheck or DMV appointments, we’re ready to help. Become a member and skip the red tape.