Eight Alabama companies were recognized on March 5, 2014, for excellence in international trade by Gov. Robert Bentley during the Trade Excellence Awards in Montgomery. Coordinated by the state Department of Commerce and Export Alabama Alliance, the nine-year-old Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards Program highlights small, medium, large
Read more →Heritage Barber and Style Shop has been a client of the SBDC at Alabama State University since its inception. Over the years the business has flourished and the SBDC has been there along the way. Heritage is a minority black-owned business that was founded in 1995 by
Read more →As retirement neared for Robbie Medders, and the actual moment arrived, she found it difficult to believe that she would be leaving an institution that she had been a part of for 32 years. At the time of her recent retirement, Robbie was Acting Director of the
Read more →Ken Grissom, Procurement Counselor with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Jacksonville State University (JSU), has been selected as the 2013 Alabama State Star. State Stars are exemplary performers who have made significant contributions to their state programs and have demonstrated a strong commitment to small business. Grissom will be recognized,
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 17, 2013) – The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is something of a hidden gem. Most outside of the small business community are not aware of the valuable services it provides to start-ups both locally and across
Read more →Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the second-annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that Alabama earned top-5 rankings from small businesses for the state’s regulatory systems and the ease of hiring additional employees in Alabama. The Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey
Read more →SBA Lender of the Year Awards Presented at Alabama Lenders Conference State Lenders Recognized for Participation in SBA Loan Programs BIRMINGHAM, AL – Commercial lenders from throughout Alabama were presented with awards recognizing outstanding participation in SBA loan programs in 2012. The award ceremony was
Read more →SBA Awards Small Business Person of the Year and Small Business Exporter of the Year Awards Presented at the Alabama Lenders Conference Luncheon BIRMINGHAM, AL – The SBA Alabama District Office presented awards for Small Business Person of the Year and Small Business Exporter of
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