Success Story
– KEBBI WEB HOSTING, LLC
“Celebrating
Community Connections”
Kabir Abubakar
is a dual citizen of the US and Nigeria. He came to this
country to attend a university, but took a detour through the military,
serving as an intelligence specialist in the US Army and adding Russian to
his language repertoire. Despite having to navigate personal, economic and
cultural hardship, Kabir has dreamed of creating a business that would help,
not only himself and his family, but also the community he left in Kebbi
State, Nigeria. His business concept has varied over time from
establishing Internet Cafes in Nigeria to his current business venture,
providing web hosting for business and government customers. As an
outgrowth of this business and his appreciation for the local community, he
is also working to develop a sister-city program between his home in Nigeria
and Elkton, Maryland.
If a poster was created showing how
to successfully utilize all the business resources that Cecil County offers
to start a business, then Kabir Abubakar could be featured as the
symbol of one who did. Kabir is one of the most infectious, intelligent,
resourceful people that any of our Cecil business partners have worked
with. And, we have all worked with Kabir. In Kabir’s own words, his
thanks for help received:
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Lera Chitwood
(SBIC)
– “…for her rare ability to select just the right business research
material for me”.
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Michael
Garrity (SBDC)
– “…without your guidance, I would still be waiting to start my
business at a later date.”
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Tari Moore
(Cecil Chamber)
– “… (whose) well-chosen words about the ‘elevator speech’ were a
big boost”.
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Harry Hammond
(SCORE)
– Taking “sage advice from Harry…helped eliminate uncertainty; …
taking his advice was probably one of the best things I ever did.”
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Sheila Funk (CCC)
– “… (gave) me information and a referral to the US Department of
Commerce where I am now working to get a grant for my business to go
international.
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CCC Job Start
Program
– referred me to SBDC and enabled me to go from unemployment
to self-employment.
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Nancy Miller
and Regina Brown (SWF)
– helped me finance courses in Microsoft Office and Accounting at
Cecil Community College; and, helped me get information on Internet
Cafes in Nigeria.
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IDA Grant
(Cecil Social Services)
– Christina Dant and others helped me get the IDA grant to start my
business.
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Tammi Ledley
(DBED)
– who facilitated the application of my business to be listed in the
“Maryland With Pride” program.
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Roy Clough
(OED)
– who provided information and an application for the Revolving Loan.
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Mary Jo
Jablonski (Elkton Alliance)
– “…for introducing me and my business to the business community here
in Elkton.”
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