The Alabama SBDC Network works in collaboration with several other small business support and advocacy organizations in Alabama. Our professional business advisors refer clients to these organizations when necessary, and frequently receive referrals from these organizations.
Call the Alabama Small Business Hotline: (877) 825-7232. Our professional business advisors will coach you on the best way to approach some of these organizations, and let you know who to call. What do you need to have before meeting with an incubator? Before approaching a tech commercialization or transfer office? Before applying for a business loan?
We know that link pages are about as modern as an AOL dial-up connection, and that most of our clients know how to use a search engine, but we thought that it would be handy to have a quick-reference list just in case:
Small Business Development, Advocacy, and Assistance:
- US Small Business Administration – Birmingham District Office
- Alabama Department of Commerce – Business Development
- Alabama Business Incubation Network
- Service Corps of Retired Executives
- Alabama Microenterprise Network (AMEN)
- Women’s Business Centers
- ADECA: State Small Business Credit Initiative
Workforce Development
- Alabama Industrial Development Training (AIDT)
- Governor’s Office of Workforce Development
- Alabama Community College System
- Alabama Department of Education – Career and Technical Education
Technology Transfer and Commercialization
- University of Alabama: Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)
- Auburn University: Office of Technology Transfer
- UAHuntsville: Office of Technology Commercialization
- University of South Alabama
- UAB Institute for Innovation
International Trade
- Alabama International Trade Center (AITC)
- Alabama Department of Commerce – International Trade Division
- Alabama District Export Council (DEC)
- NAITA: North Alabama International Trade Association
- US Department of Commerce – Birmingham Export Assistance Center
- Birmingham Business Alliance
- Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
- Export Alabama Alliance
- Southern US Trade Association (SUSTA)
Agriculture