Tag: entrepreneur
Rodney Scott talks barbecue, new Alabama restaurants, overcoming COVID-19
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama Newscenter
Those who ordered Rodney Scott’s barbecue at the Market at Pepper Place Memorial Day weekend may not have realized it was...
Ace Graham, of Alchemy 213: Small Business Owner Adjusts
revbirmingham.org
Ace Graham of Alchemy 213 is turning a lackluster situation into a golden opportunity for his high-end streetwear clothing store in Birmingham’s Five Points South.
The coronavirus pandemic has many retailers and restauranteurs innovating to keep...
Event Planner Rashada LeRoy to Produce 2021 World Games Ceremonies
By Roy S. Johnson
AL.com/The Birmingham News
A few weeks into his tenure as the new CEO of The World Games 2021 Birmingham, Nick Sellers just...
Dr. Mia Cowan: Finding a Beautiful Approach to Health
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
MiBella means “my beautiful” in Italian—and that’s the goal for Mia Cowan, MD, at her wellness center off of Highway...
Larry Thornton: From $5 an hour to America’s Boardrooms
By Javacia Harris Bowser
Special to the Birmingham Times
Over the course of his life Larry Thornton has been the first African American to do several...
Brittany Sharp Has An Edge With Event Planning And Interior Design
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
Brittany Sharp, owner of The Sharp Standard, a full-service event planning and interior design boutique founded in Birmingham, Ala.,...
Businessowner Aquilla Stanback’s Cup of Tea
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Shortly after graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Aquilla Stanback remembers sightseeing trips with her mother and...
When Tae Lee couldn’t find job, she became entrepreneur, now teaches...
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
“Never Go Broke” is a lifestyle, mantra, and business for Birmingham entrepreneur Tae Lee, who remembers when she...
Madelaine Bowie: Building homes and dreams in Ensley
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Becoming a realtor wasn’t a surprise for Madelaine Bowie. She always had an entrepreneurial mindset, she liked working with people,...
Rashad Grimes once faced capital murder charge, now in Cumberland School...
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
At age 17, Birmingham-native Rashad Grimes faced a capital murder charge in the slaying of another person in his Ensley neighborhood....