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Grant opportunity for Birmingham businesses helping entrepreneurs open their own space

Opportunity alert! Knowing the challenges of opening a storefront location, REV Birmingham has partnered with the PNC Foundation to create The Birmingham Open For Business Grant program to help small business owners with resources during development phases.

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Economic Vitality

Main Street Atmore announces competition winner, launches new program

Main Street Atmore began its Entrepreneur Program in 2023 with the end in mind. A local teen was recently awarded $3,500 by the organization as part of its program to help support and foster the town's entrepreneurial landscape. Even better is it was inspired by Main Street Monroeville's B.O.U.Y. program! We love it when that happens!

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Design

Downtown Enterprise's new walking tour, "full of stories waiting to be discovered"

Who says you can't learn a thing or two while having fun?! Main Street Enterprise and its volunteer design committee is proving you can with a new downtown walking tour. As Mariah Montgomery, the organization's executive director, puts it, the tour "offers a perfect opportunity for visitors to enjoy our charming downtown while learning about its rich history."

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Design

Leeds announces 9th Street expansion project

In an effort to blend “the old with the new, capturing the charm of historic Leeds,” a local business has begun a construction project at the site of a landmark building in downtown.

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Economic Vitality

Economy Commissary Kitchen Planned for Woodlawn to Boost New Food Businesses, Community

We could all use a boost! Thankfully, Zebbie Carney, owner of Eugene’s Hot Chicken, is proactively taking steps to do just that for the Woodlawn community. The plan is to open a commissary kitchen in Woodlawn to help fill a need for the area's growing number of food trucks and culinary entrepreneurs.

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