News
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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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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.
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How to navigate your commercial lease in a crisis: 6 tips plus a webinar video
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Potential-Proving, Small Business, Workshops
If you’re a small business owner wondering what to do about your upcoming rent, you’re not alone. Here are 6 tips from the REV Biz Team…
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'It's like a reset button': Ace Graham of Alchemy is using this COVID-19 down time to refocus
Filed Under: Business-Proving, Front Page, Small Business
Ace Graham of Alchemy 213 is turning a lackluster situation into a golden opportunity for his high-end streetwear clothing store in Birmingham’s Five Points South.
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Workshops from REV and partners to support small businesses during COVID-19
Filed Under: Birmingham Food & Drink, Business-Proving, Events, Front Page, Small Business, Workshops
Birmingham’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is collaborating to rapidly create and implement programs to support small businesses like yours that are the fabric of a vibrant economy.
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CAP patrols continue downtown Birmingham during mandatory curfew
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page
CAP is coordinating directly with leadership of Birmingham Police North Precinct and will continue to operate a full schedule as long as staffing and ambassador safety allows.