Tag: small business
Erneshya Ray: Hand-Crafted Jewelry and Timeless Gemstones
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
When a friend encouraged her to purchase some gemstones at a retail store in Birmingham and wrap the stone...
Joí Gresham: Creating Masterpieces of Beauty and Strength
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...
Jeremy Duckworth: Helping Small Businesses Create Paths to Success
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...
Miles College, Birmingham Join $130M Partnership to Help Small Businesses Hurt...
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...
March 27 is deadline for city small businesses to apply for...
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...
Birmingham agency to manage city’s $1.2M small business loan program
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...
Applications open for Birmingham small businesses in need of loan
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...
City of Birmingham responds to COVID-19 with $4M in emergency funds
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,...
World of Opportunity For Local Businesses At World Games 2021
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...
Invest in Birmingham’s small businesses
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...