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Kintsugi Sushi Leads the Way Through Small Business Spotlight
Central California grocery-based eatery gains profile in ongoing local media series backed by national lending data tools.
How we reported this
The Consumer Bankers Association launched its multi-year Small Business Spotlight campaign in May 2020, using publicly available SBA 7(a) lending data to map loan amounts and jobs supported by member banks across America. Local outlets in Central regions have adopted the format to feature specific entrepreneurs, including Kintsugi Sushi, a grocery store-based operation highlighted by ABC30 Fresno.
Why the campaign matters now
The national effort released updated lending data tools in 2025 under the title Small Business Spotlight 2025: Supporting Main Streets Across America. This timing aligns with Small Business Month and gives banks a concrete way to show how SBA-backed loans reach Main Street operators in places like Central California and Central Ohio.
ABC30 Fresno runs its own Small Business Spotlight series that has already profiled Kintsugi Sushi alongside The Red Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken concept also operating in Central Fresno. These segments draw directly from the CBA map to connect individual businesses with the broader pattern of bank lending tracked since the campaign began.
Evidence from the data
Qurate Retail Group’s parallel Small Business Spotlight initiative, started in May 2020, has supplied more than $7 million in donated airtime and digital support to over 200 entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups on QVC and HSN. The CBA map supplies the lending numbers that local stations then match to named businesses such as Kintsugi Sushi.
Franklin, Massachusetts, began its own Franklin Small Business Spotlight Series in May 2026, publishing monthly profiles through town newsletters and social channels. The same model appears in Central Iowa, where KEMBA profiles operations like The Traveling Basket luxury picnic business.
Stations and chambers continue to add new local entries each month using the same SBA data foundation, giving entrepreneurs like those behind Kintsugi Sushi a repeatable path to visibility without new events or announcements required.
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