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The Lumbar doubles seating capacity through Shared Space permit
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Front Page, Small Business
Tim Hightower says that applying for Birmingham’s Shared Spaces permit and building out an outdoor seating area has allowed The Lumbar to double capacity for less than $1,000.
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Alchemy owner Ace Graham believes in Birmingham's resiliency
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business
Owner of Alchemy 213, Ace Graham, a passionate Birmingham advocate, has been pivoting his business since quarantine began in March. We caught up with him for an update one what he’s been doing.
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What's the Shared Space Permit, and how can REV help you get one?
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Uncategorized, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
The Birmingham City Council recently approved the Shared Spaces permit aimed at helping bars and restaurants safely welcome customers back for an on-site dining experience while also maintaining social distancing rules. Here’s how REV can help.
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Birmingham Small Business Relief Fund raised over $90K, helped 14 downtown establishments repair damages
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business
More than 200 people and nine organizations joined forces to raise money through the Birmingham Small Business Relief Fund for brick and mortar locations that sustained damage on the night of May 31.
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Introducing Rebound Bham: A collaborative ecosystem designed to support local small businesses
Filed Under: Small Business
Introducing Rebound Bham, a group effort focused on small business support that highlights partners’ passion for mom-and-pop shops and the people behind them.
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The state of small business in downtown Birmingham: REV's observations, analysis and recommendations to rebound from COVID-19
Filed Under: Developer, Downtown Birmingham, Filling Vacant Spaces, Front Page, Get Involved, Small Business, Yaysayers
REV has pulled together a report that is intended to communicate qualitative and quantitative data along with business intelligence gathered from boots-on-the-ground conversations between REV team members and downtown stakeholders.
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'We're in this together': B'ham artists use mural in Upswing lot to encourage in challenging times
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page
REV recently caught up with Meghan McCollum of Blank Space, co-organizer of the mural, about the evolving meaning behind the piece and how public art can spark much-needed conversations.
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What do customers want to hear right now? A strategist explains how to instill confidence as businesses start to reopen
Filed Under: Get Involved, Small Business, Yaysayers
The brands placing communities first will be remembered long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, explained Ally Clokey, Senior Strategist of Big Communications during our Communicating Reopen to Instill Customer Confidence.
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Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co. is putting people over profits through COVID-19 and beyond
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Front Page, Woodlawn, Yaysayers
Naughty But Nice Kettle Corner co-owner Tanesha Sims-Summers is hoping to lead by example through COVID-19 with one simple phrase—People over profits.
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We are all leaders—and we all can help Birmingham bounce back from COVID-19
Filed Under: Front Page, Small Business, Yaysayers
We are all leaders. Whether you’re the leader of a two-person retail shop or the CEO of a corporation, the Birmingham community needs you now.