Successful startups — say Alabama’s small business experts — begin with concise planning and investment in yourself. TEXT BY DAVE HELMS Roughly half of all Americans get their paycheck from a small business, and in Alabama the number is closer…
Small businesses taking center stage soon, and plenty more Mobile happenings in next two weeks Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com By Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com MOBILE, Alabama – So much ground to cover this week, I had to add an extra column to get…
Innovation Depot Getting International Attention The Birmingham Business Alliance and Alabama Small Business Development Center want to work with Alabama companies t0 build relationships with foreign countries. BIRMINGHAM - AL - Recently, no major job announcements have come to the…
Thanks to a cooperative venture with the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network, the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber will be hosting Small Business Counseling opportunities for business needing assistance in a variety of topics, including Business Plans Loans & Financing Marketing…
Eight Alabama companies were recognized on March 5, 2014, for excellence in international trade by Gov. Robert Bentley during the Trade Excellence Awards in Montgomery. Coordinated by the state Department of Commerce and Export Alabama Alliance, the nine-year-old Governor's Trade…
Heritage Barber and Style Shop has been a client of the SBDC at Alabama State University since its inception. Over the years the business has flourished and the SBDC has been there along the way. Heritage is a minority black-owned…
As retirement neared for Robbie Medders, and the actual moment arrived, she found it difficult to believe that she would be leaving an institution that she had been a part of for 32 years. At the time of her recent…
Ken Grissom, Procurement Counselor with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Jacksonville State University (JSU), has been selected as the 2013 Alabama State Star. State Stars are exemplary performers who have made significant contributions to their state programs and have demonstrated a strong…
Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the second-annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that Alabama earned top-5 rankings from small businesses for the state's regulatory systems and the ease of hiring additional employees in…
SBA Lender of the Year Awards Presented at Alabama Lenders Conference State Lenders Recognized for Participation in SBA Loan Programs BIRMINGHAM, AL – Commercial lenders from throughout Alabama were presented with awards recognizing outstanding participation in SBA loan…