Tag: A.G. Gaston Conference
A.G. Gaston Conference’s 20 Years of Entrepreneurial Spirit
By Jasmine Phillips
Special to The Birmingham Times
For the last 20 years, the A.G. Gaston Conference has empowered African Americans to excel in entrepreneurship and...
Birmingham’s A.G. Gaston Conference: 20 Years and Counting
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Robert Dickerson, Executive Director, Birmingham Business Resource Center
Reflecting on 20 years of consecutive and successful AG Gaston Conferences, as church folk would say,...
2022 A.G. Gaston Conference to return in-person Feb. 22-23
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The 18th annual A.G. Gaston Conference will take place February 22 – 23 at the Medical Forum in downtown Birmingham. The two-day conference will feature panels and...
‘Find a Need and Fill It’: One of A.G. Gaston’s Prominent...
By Roy L. Williams
Although the 2021 A.G. Gaston Conference will be held virtually February 23-24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it could not come...
What Millennials Can Learn from Business Icon A.G. Gaston
By Jasmine Phillips
“Find a need and fill it.” One of my personal favorite maxims stated by the legendary Birmingham businessman A.G. Gaston.
There are plenty...
Annual A.G. Gaston Conference Will Be Virtual This Year
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The coronavirus caused uncertainty in many institutions and wreaked havoc on gatherings for the past year. Last year’s 16th A.G. Gaston Conference was held...
A.G. Gaston Conference: Compromise, collaboration needed to create jobs
By Denise Stewart
For The Birmingham Times
Janice Mathis, leader of one of the nation’s oldest organizations of African-American women, opened the A.G. Gaston Conference in...
Entrepreneurial women the focus of A.G. Gaston Conference
Special to The Times
The 13th Annual A. G. Gaston Conference kicks off on Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the East Meeting Rooms of the Birmingham-Jefferson...
Business exec Robert Dickerson, Jr.: A.G. Gaston helped shape my life
By Robert Dickerson, Jr.
I’ve written some op-ed pieces on A. G. Gaston in the past which have appeared in local news publications so, as...
The history behind Birmingham’s annual A.G. Gaston Conference
By Donna Francavilla
Special to The Times
Every year, hundreds visit Birmingham to attend the A.G.Gaston Conference which begins on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Registration is underway...