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SC exporter wins award

By Mike Switzer

Published September 15, 2022 at 5:30 AM EDT

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Earlier this year, the US Small Business Administration held its annual National Small Business Week Awards program with our next guest’s company earning recognition as the South Carolina Small Business Exporter of the Year. Mike Switzer interviews Robert Suber, CEO of MGS, LLC in Columbia, SC.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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