Tag: small business

By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Joí Iman Gresham didn’t have to go far to find her first client. While out shopping several years ago at...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times By the time he was in his 20s, Jeremy Duckworth was on his way to creating economic development opportunities for...

By Alabama Newscenter Staff Hope Enterprise Corp., with a $130 million commitment from Goldman Sachs, has partnered with seven cities and nine historically Black colleges and...

birminghamal.gov The deadline for Birmingham small businesses to apply for the BhamStrong emergency relief loan is Friday, March 27 at midnight. Eligible businesses must have been...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The City Council today authorized the city to enter into an agreement with the Birmingham Business Resource Center to administer...

Times staff report One week after the City Council approved a plan to set aside $1 million to support small businesses, the Birmingham Strong fund...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved Mayor Randall L. Woodfin’s request to provide $4 million to fund police, fire,...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Marie Lusain-Daniels, owner of Canvas Event Center and Petal Pushers Florals and Rentals, LLC, was among more than 400 local...

By Josh Carpenter and Tene Dolphin For the Birmingham Times This week, May 5–11, is National Small Business Week. All across the country, cities are celebrating...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times About 100 small and minority business owners gathered at the Linn Henley Research Library on Monday for the Jefferson County...