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Boulo Solutions: Leaning on core values helps businesses remember who they are as they pivot during COVID-19
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
In times of constant change, one thing remains certain for Boulo Solutions—their core values.
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Dance studio owner, non-profit founder refines strategy and finds hope through REV's Biz Growth Resiliency workshop series
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business, Workshops
Bronze McGhee Lougheed, co-owner of Ebony Arrington Dance Studio and founder of the nonprofit SISTA, Inc., has attended all of the REV Biz Growth Resiliency workshops held so far.
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Birmingham is strong—and full of signs of hope
Filed Under: Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Yaysayers
Going into month two and hope overshadows the angst, squelching the impending doubt – because everywhere we turn, our entrepreneurs are casting hope in the face of COVID-19.
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6 tips for staying in touch with customers, even in quarantine
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business
In this new normal of social distancing and mandated storefront closures, small businesses need to remain relevant and engaged with customers now more than ever.
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Cahaba Brewing Co. is lending a helping hand to first responders, hospitals by making hand sanitizer during shortage
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Front Page, Small Business
And, as a brewery and distillery, Cahaba Brewing Co. already had the majority of ingredients on-hand needed for making sanitizer. Once the ingredients arrived, the process was smooth sailing.
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'We really want to play our part': Blueroot Co. on using its resources to give back to customers, healthcare workers
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Front Page, Small Business
We caught up with Blueroot Co.’s Jennifer Ryan recently talk about how she’s pivoted her business model and is using her resources to reach out from home.
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Do you need a face mask for Coronavirus? A former Big Pitch finalist tells you how to make one with what you have at home
Filed Under: Front Page
Here’s a simple tutorial from UAB’s Alys Stephens Center and Lillis Taylor from Bib & Tucker Sew-Op – a 2014 Big Pitch finalist (with an earlier concept Magic City Spoolbus) – showing you how to protect yourself with what you have.
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Information triage in the time of COVID: The 3 main tools for your business
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business
By Katherine Zobre Alabama Small Business Development Center Network Katherine.zobre@ua.edu | 201-503-5927
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Lemar Storey on maximizing customer relationships during COVID-19 temporary closure
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business
Even despite a pandemic, things are working out for Lemar Storey’s Life Touch Massage.
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Pivoting the Biz Growth Model: 5 tips for pivoting your business plus webinar video
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Front Page, Small Business, Workshops
Two weeks self-quarantined as REV’s resident germophobe, and I’m learning from the entrepreneurial spirit of this comeback city we all proudly call home.