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Editorial: Going Big For Small Businesses- Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called it a “leap of faith.”Carol DiCarlo, owner of the Cheshire Equestrian Center, had left a career in the medical field to pursue her own business, taking the “leap” that all such entrepreneurs brave the chance.
When Element 119 founder and President Andrew Zeppa began making ceramic coatings in his garage in 2010, the idea was simply to respond to a request-for-proposal from Sikorsky Aircraft.
Sikorsky was looking for a company to develop a coating that would make it easier for the Stratford-based aerospace giant to clean the outside surface of its helicopters.
Sikorsky put out a national RFP; Zeppa won the bid and Element 119 was born.