MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Governor Kay Ivey today announced Revive Plus, a $200 million grant program to support small businesses, non-profits and faith-based...
ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives,
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Alabama small businesses suffering substantial...
The Alabama Business Confidence Index™ (ABCI) came in at an optimistic 52.4 on the third quarter 2016 survey conducted by the Center for Business and Economic Research in UA's Culverhouse College of Commerce. Business confidence decreased 2.8 points since last quarter and panelists remain...
Huntsville-based government services company, PeopleTec, Inc. was recently named the 2016 Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year for Region IV by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Huntsville's Cummings Research Park, PeopleTec is a growth-oriented, woman-owned small...
A survey of small independent businesses shows little optimism for making capital outlays, increasing inventories or expanding, a mood that does not bode well for the economy. Those findings are contained in the National Federation of Independent Business' monthly index of small business optimism.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="456"] Chemist Kate Hayden is director of research at Blondin Bioscience, based in Birmingham's Innovation Depot. (Image: Blondin)[/caption] Birmingham’s Innovation Depot has played a key role in growing Alabama’s biotech industry, with standout facilities, strong ties to world-class researchers and an...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="405"] Heather Boozer, Small Business Counselor at UAH's Small Business Development Center. (Photo by: Michael Mercier | UAH)[/caption] "Entrepreneurship is my passion; it gives the business world character," said Heather Boozer, Small Business Counselor, at The University of Alabama in Huntsville's...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are renewing their “Summer of Encore Mentoring” educational events targeting entrepreneurs over the age of 50 who want to start or grow their small business. Building on the success of last year’s “Summer of Encore Mentoring,” the SBA and AARP...
Main Street Alabama has picked four new cities for its comprehensive downtown revitalization effort. Columbiana, Heflin, Montevallo and Wetumpka are joining the program's 16 cities after participating in a five-month competitive application process. Cities are added every year to Main Street Alabama. Over its...
[caption id="attachment_14695" align="alignnone" width="409"] AIMTech's ResistX treadmill made its debut at the American College of Sports Medicine's annual conference in Boston. (Image: Southern Research)[/caption] The Alabama Innovation Fund helped speed the development of a revolutionary treadmill designed to allow people with neurological or physical...
WASHINGTON -- Eligible small business owners now have more options to refinance eligible fixed assets and business expenses through the Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Refinance Program. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet made the program permanent through an Interim Final Rule in The Federal Register...
MONTGOMERY — Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday held a ceremonial bill signing for House Bill 534. This legislation, sponsored by State Representative John Knight and State Senator Roger Smitherman, codifies the Director of the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs (GOMA) as a cabinet level...
Alabama may be small in size, but its ability to accommodate businesses seeking success is vast. See why companies like Mercedes, Airbus, Hyundai, and Honda have decided to call Alabama home.
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