Tag: business
BBA provides summer work-force program for young professionals
Special to the Times
The Birmingham Business Alliance’s (BBA) Talent Recruitment Project kicked off Tuesday, June 6, at Vulcan Park and Museum with “BHM 101:...
Birmingham Business Alliance shares 2016 progress
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama NewsCenter
The Birmingham Business Alliance announced 75 projects with 2,014 jobs and $586.5 million in capital investment in 2016.
The BBA unveiled its...
Industry insiders: Minorities should pursue oil jobs
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Contributor
There are great opportunities for African Americans and Latinos in the oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, according to...
Retail store job cuts deepen as more buyers migrate online
By Anne D'Innocenzio
AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Retail stores are cutting jobs at the sharpest pace in more than seven years, evidence of a...
Inside some of Birmingham’s top minority-owned businesses and their keys to...
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Minority business owners in the Birmingham metro area say the key to success is a combination of patience,...
For JaWanda Jackson, owner of area’s only sweet potato pie shop,...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
For JaWanda Jackson, baking sweet potato pies is more than just a business—it’s a calling.
“I look at myself as a...
April and Lacy McClung had to raise $14,000 for their sons;...
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
April and Lacy McClung faced a challenge in 2013. How could they raise $14,000 to send their 13-year-old...
SisterGolf takes female empowerment to new heights in mostly white-male-dominated field
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Shella Sylla, president, owner, and founder of SisterGolf is used to standing out—especially at mostly white-male golf outings.
As...
C&J Electrical Services LLC founder: To succeed, businesses should “grow organically”
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Whether talking to minority businesses owners or students he mentors at Wenonah High School, Bessemer Academy, and Wylam Elementary School,...
Loss of a job; hard work led to success for Falls...
By Nathan Turner Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Hard work has been a hallmark of the family-run Falls Facility Services in southwest Birmingham since it was...
