November 15, 2011
Who'll Give Your Business Money Right Now?
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Sam Adams' founder wants to help small businesses in the food, beverage and hospitality industries. Koch, who considers himself a brewer above all else, says he wants to give other emerging businesses the opportunities he didn't have when building his empire.
October 1, 2011
FIRST RECIPIENTS OF SAMUEL ADAMS BREWING THE AMERICAN DREAM EXPERIENCESHIP ANNOUNCED AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL
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Today, Samuel Adams announced the first ever recipients of its Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream® Experienceship, a new mentoring opportunity offered as part of the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream philanthropy program.
September 28, 2011
Beer-maker's microloan program brewing hope for Chicago-area small businesses
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Got a great restaurant idea but need some money or advice to get started? The folks at Samuel Adams might have some cash for you, especially if you've been turned down for a loan.
September 26, 2011
The Beer Industry and Brewing the American Dream with Jim Koch
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Jim Koch, Founder of Samuel Adams, sits down with Chuck to discuss the industry.
August 1, 2011
Boston Beer awards microloans to JP, North End businesses
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The Boston Beer Co.’s Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream philanthropic program, in partnership with microlender ACCION USA, will provide $3,500 in loans to two Boston eateries: Lulu’s Sweet Shoppe and Boston Pretzel Bakery.
July 27, 2011
Boston businesses tap Sam Adams loan program
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Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch delivered $3,500 in microloans today to two local businesses in need of a financial boost.
June 22, 2011
Samuel Adams founder offers advice, and loans, to small businesses
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In 1984, Jim Koch had a dream of creating his own microbrewery. At the time, he had only desire on his side. No banks or distributors wanted to back his beer. Koch was undaunted and began brewing beer in his kitchen, and then he distributed it bar-to-bar. The beer, Samuel Adams, caught on and now its 30-plus flavors are brewed in Boston, Cincinnati and Lehigh, Pa.
April 30, 2011
Micro-finance is a growth tool on Main Street
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As we explore new ways to jump-start our economy and create jobs, micro-finance continues to be a hot topic, and for good reason. The concept’s effectiveness in providing small loans to would-be entrepreneurs trying to launch a new business venture here or in developing countries around the world is compelling.
March 1, 2011
Brewing the American Dream at STCC
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New businesses need two things to survive: funding and expertise. The founder of Samuel Adams Beer lacked those things when he started his business 27 years ago in Boston.
February 4, 2011
Boston Beer offering business loan program
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When Lucy Valena was looking to start a mobile espresso bar in the Boston area in 2008, she had more moxie than money. The entrepreneur's financial worries eased when she received a $4,000 loan from the "Boston Beer Brewing the American Dream" program, allowing her to purchase an espresso-maker. That started Voltage Coffee, which served espresso at catered events in New England and later moved to Cambridge and became Voltage Coffee & Art.
January 7, 2011
Koch to Cape businesses: Small loans on tap
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When Adam Lantheaume launched The Boston Shaker, a cocktail tools and supplies store in Somerville, he was interested in carrying the Sodastream, a device that lets users make their own soda at home. "But it was kind of a big investment up front to get stocked up," he said. "They are not inexpensive to get into."So, he applied for a loan from the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream initiative, a microlending program run by The Boston Beer Co. With the money he borrowed, he stocked up on soda-making gear.
December 13, 2010
Little guy is Brewing the American Dream
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Twenty-six years after he started selling Samuel Adams lager brewed from his great-great-grandfather's recipe, Jim Koch is the head of the country's largest independently owned brewery. Now he's trying to give his potential competitors a helping hand.
December 9, 2010
Voltage hopes to generate more than a caffeine buzz
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In science- and research-driven Kendall Square, Lucy Valena wanted to create an “art portal in a science space.” With the idea of bringing quality coffee and art to the people of Cambridge, Valena opened Voltage Coffee & Art at 295 Third St. earlier last month.
October 16, 2010
Dough from beer brewer helps local bakery grow
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October 14, 2010
What Ales You: Loans, stocks and bocks -- it's a lot to take in, but he'll try
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Jim Koch, founder and owner of Boston Beer Co., likes to help the little guys because he still considers himself one of them despite the success of Samuel Adams beers. "When I started, I was the little guy and sort of still see myself as the underdog," Koch said in a telephone interview last week. "Even today, 25 years later, we are still very much the underdog. We are not even 1 percent of the U.S. beer market. It's 0.9 percent. We compete with giants, and I know what it's like to be the underdog, because I live it every day."
August 16, 2010
Beer Fuels Small Loans
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Call her the “coaster child” of Jim Koch’s “Brewing the American Dream” project.
August 10, 2010
Karl’s Sausage Kitchen replaces landmark Route 1 sign
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Karl’s Sausage Kitchen & European Market has been a destination for meat lovers throughout the region for more than a half century and the sign topped with a sausage in front of the German deli on Route 1 North in Saugus is a New England landmark.
Customers and passing motorists may notice something different today: the sausage is still there, but the sign is brand new, hoisted into place Monday as the latest improvement to the business made by Robert and Anita Gokey, owners of Karl's Sausage Kitchen for the past three years. The new sign was made possible with help from the nation's leading craft brewer, James Koch (pronounced "Cook") of Boston Beer Co., maker of Sam Adams beer.
August 9, 2010
Karl’s Sausage Kitchen gets Rt. 1 makeover; The Boston Beer Company helps with microloan program
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Karl’s Sausage Kitchen & European Market on Rt. 1 in Saugus got a facelift today, thanks to a program started by The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams beers.
June 23, 2010
Sam Adams Sends Experts To 'Speed-Coach' Hartford Entrepreneurs
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The founder of the company that makes Samuel Adams beer had so much trouble launching his business and getting bars to sell his craft beer that he decided to help other fledgling firms after he achieved success.
March 10, 2010
Sam Adams workshop has tips for small businesses
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As the owner of The Liberty Elm Diner in Providence, Carol DeFeciani has earned accolades for her commitment to local food, even garnering attention from the likes of the Food Network’s Guy Fieri. The diner was featured on his “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” just last week.
February 1, 2010
Microfinance is a solid investment in economic growth
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‘JOBS MUST be our number one focus in 2010,’’ President Obama said last week in his State of the Union address.
September 11, 2009
Boston Beer serves up funds, advice to entrepreneurs
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Jim Koch remembers how tough it was to start Boston Beer Co. in the 1980s.
June 30, 2008
Boston Beer links with a nonprofit
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When he started brewing Samuel Adams beer out of a nearly abandoned brewery complex in Jamaica Plain, distributors told Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch they would not deliver his products to liquor stores and bars.