Small Businesses on the Rise, Reversing 6yr Downward Trend
Reversing a six-year downward trend, activity in established small businesses increased last year, according to the 2015 Kauffman Index: Main Street Entrepreneurship, a new report that tracks small business activity and ownership in the United States. Though the number of…
SBDC at Alabama State Helps Veterans March into Executive Roles
Every day is different for IT executive Keith Ellis. And he’s prepared for that. “One day it’ll be peaches and cream, and the next day it’ll be thunderstorms,” Ellis said. “We don’t live in a perfect world. Whatever comes your…
Carolyn Turner Named State Star
Carolyn Turner, an International Trade Specialist with the Alabama International Trade Center at the University of Alabama, has been selected as the 2015 Alabama State Star for the Alabama SBDC Network. State Stars are exemplary performers who have made a significant…
How to Get a Small Business Loan: 3 Questions
Suzanne Darden of the Greater Birmingham SBDC provides some great advice in this Nerdwallet.com article. To contact Suzanne or anyone else at the Alabama SBDC Network's Capital Access team, contact us today! Getting a small-business loan isn’t as simple as…
7 Questions to Ask for a Small Business Loan
Key questions to ask your SBDC counselor: Small Business Development Center advisors can offer you experienced advice, unbiased opinions and the invaluable market knowledge that you need to prepare your small-business loan application — all for free. The U.S. Small Business…
Insights into SBA Lending
The BBJ asks 4 lenders why SBA loans make sense for small businesses. Source: Birmingham Business Journal, 12 July 2015 The Alabama SBDC Network provides no-cost business counseling, and assists existing businesses and start-ups with their capital needs, including conventional…
ASU SBDC marches on after leader’s death
[message type="info"] [/message] Andrea Price smiled as she greeted a local woman who came to Alabama State University’s Small Business Development Center with an idea for a startup, and not much else. It had been nearly two weeks since the…
Troy SBDC Helps Businesses Start & Grow
The U.S. Small Business Administration estimates more than 382,000 small businesses in Alabama contribute to the economy. One of those businesses is owned by local Dr. Jessica Bullock Sarratt. Sarratt, who has owned Family First Chiropractic on West Main Street…
Auburn SBDC Receives Eagle Award
After counseling more than 165 businesses in the past year and helping them generate roughly $13 million in capital infusion, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Auburn University was recognized by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce for “Broad Contributions…