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Chef Andrea Foster reflects on her entrepreneurial journey with The Preservery
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Front Page, Small Business, Young Pioneers
REV Birmingham sat down with Chef Dre to discuss her lessons learned throughout her Big Pitch and REVeal Kitchen experiences as well as her plans for The Preservery’s new location.
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Announcing the 2018 finalists for The Big Pitch Presented by PNC Bank
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Events, Front Page, Small Business
The finalists will compete to win a share of $50,000 in cash and professional services prize packages on Saturday, November 17, 2018, as they pitch their business models to a panel of judges, potential investors, and a live audience.
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What’s your vision for downtown Birmingham? Let’s take a BIG SWING with the City Center Master Plan
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Yaysayers
The new vision for the City Center should take big swings and lay out actionable steps that will unite and excite the community about our shared future. Implementing such a plan is at the heart of REV Birmingham’s mission to create vibrant commercial districts.
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REV now accepting 2018 applications for The Big Pitch Presented by PNC
Filed Under: Big Pitch, Business-Proving, Events, Front Page, Get Involved, Small Business
Calling all small businesses with big dreams! Apply by September 15 to make your business pitch, “Shark Tank”-style, on November 17.
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REV Birmingham earns 3 Main Street Alabama awards for 2017 projects
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Events, Front Page, Small Business
REV Birmingham received honors for three 2017 projects at the fifth annual Main Street Alabama Awards: Excellence in Placemaking for the Woodlawn Tactical Urbanism project, Excellence in Historic Preservation for the Big Alabama Sign campaign, and Excellence in Business Development for Art Town.
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Cahaba Brewing and REV’s Urban Food Project partner on farm-to-glass seasonal brews
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Small Business
Each beer in the ‘Proximity Series’ will feature seasonal local produce that travels from Alabama farms to your glass.
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UAB honors students visit Woodlawn for lesson in community development
Filed Under: Events, Front Page, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
Students in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Global and Community Leadership Honors program visited Woodlawn this week to learn about community and economic development. REV Birmingham was glad to welcome the incomparable professor Anthony Hood and his class as we talked about inclusive revitalization in Woodlawn and other urban commercial districts.