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Great Bear Wax, Hide & Hunter create a relaxing and inspiring Upswing shopping experience
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
Hide & Hunter along with Great Bear Wax Co. hope to create a great smelling oasis amidst the hustle and bustle in their retail space on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 19th Street North.
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Lifelong friends, designers eye Birmingham's future while honoring its past through Upswing shop
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
Percy Jones and Ty King have known each other forever—they’re high school classmates, college mates and fraternity brothers.
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Domestique Coffee to introduce itself to downtown through Upswing
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
This weekend, Domestique Coffee will open its first outpost as a part of Upswing.
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2019 Big Pitch finalists: Meet 5 businesses poised to be Birmingham's next big things
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Front Page, Small Business
On Saturday, November 23, five Big Pitch finalists will vie for a share of $50,000 in cash and professional services prize packages, as they pitch their business models to a panel of judges, potential investors, and a live audience.
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What’s up with Upswing? What to expect from REV’s 3-month pop-up project
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Downtown Birmingham, Events, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
This fall, the REV team is doing some new REV things, with a demonstration project designed to prove and improve downtown Birmingham’s market for more retail.
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Big Pitch finalist Ignite Cycle continues to blaze a trail in Birmingham's wellness community
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
Martin opened Birmingham’s first and only boutique cycle studio after moving to the city in 2017 and trying to find a place to teach cycling.
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Husband and wife team hopes to fill creative and event space gap with Asthetik Bham
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Small Business, Yaysayers
Jamie and Dontez Heard decided to move their business out of their home to offer more to their clients and other Birmingham creatives.
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What role does food play in creating a more vibrant Birmingham?
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
Watch our video find out how food brings more than cool restaurants to our neighborhoods.
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Community-focused Modern House Coffee Shop hosting weekend pop-up in downtown Ensley
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Ensley, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
Modern House’s mission mirrors the community surrounding it—a neighborhood ripe for resurgence.