The Advisory Board for the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network develops strategies to assist the Network with creating and growing small businesses in Alabama, advises the Network leadership regarding key issues affecting the success of small business in Alabama, and supports activities in the state which advance the formation and growth of Alabama’s small businesses.
The Board held its inaugural meeting in Birmingham in August of 2012, to discuss ways to assist the Network with its mission to support Alabama’s small businesses in the areas of business start-up, capital access, international trade, and government procurement.
Members of the board include:
Danny Bittner, Senior Vice President/Business Development
Southeastern Commercial Finance, LLC, Birmingham
J. Phillip Bozeman, Owner,
Bozeman Grocery, Inc., Sumiton
Victor M. Brown, Vice President for Minority & Small Business Development
Birmingham Business Alliance, Birmingham
William C. Cummins, Executive State Director (Chairman of the Board)
Alabama SBDC Network-The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Lee Conn, President
Birmingham Motorcycle Co. LLC, Birmingham
Matt Davis, Vice President – Commercial Banking
National Bank of Commerce, Huntsville
Scott Green, President
Creative Concepts, Inc. d/b/a Pucker Powder, Irondale
Abe Harper Jr., President
Harper Technologies, Mobile
Pammie Jimmar, Small Business Manager
Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County, Huntsville
Devon Laney, President & CEO
Innovation Depot, Birmingham
Hilda Lockhart, Director-International Trade Division
Alabama Department of Commerce, Montgomery
Jim McDonough, President
Veterans Cleaning Solutions, LLC, Enterprise
Lisa McGinty, Executive Director
Montgomery Chamber, Business Resource Center, Montgomery
Nichelle Nix, Director
Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs, Montgomery
Eddie F. Postell, Manager-Office of Small Business Advocacy
Alabama Department of Commerce, Montgomery
Danette Richards, Director Small Business Development
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, Mobile
Tracy Rouse, President
Alabama Safety Products, Inc., Oxford
Thomas A. Todt, District Director-Alabama District Office (Ex-Officio Member)
U. S. Small Business Administration, Birmingham
Howard Wills, Senior Vice President/Government Guaranteed Lending Specialist
United Bank, Atmore