Birmingham-based Sparkbox Coworking opened last spring as a haven for area startups and young entrepreneurs seeking workspace and support. Located at 2309 Second Ave., it serves as a shared work environment for its founders – Todd Hornsby of Filament Artists, Andrea Walker of W. Social Media Marketing, Brian Cauble of Appsolute Genius, Jason Gilbert...
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Our Barons just got a little bit closer to home. According to the Birmingham Business Journal, the Birmingham Barons baseball team has signed a tentative agreement to move downtown. Stan Logan, managing partner of the Barons, said details are not yet finalized and construction is in the drafting phase. According to the Journal, the...
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Birmingham, Alabama: Get ready to be Ignite’d. “If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. “Ignite Birmingham is an information exchange for fostering...
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With the advent of smarter technology, many companies have turned to telecommuting as a more efficient way to run their businesses. You might now have co-workers that are located across the country or even across the world. This is a great way to cut costs and serve a larger customer base, but can sometimes...
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Main Street Birmingham Inc. is a public-private partnership focusing on creating new business and job opportunities in Birmingham, Alabama, by focusing resources on redevelopment and enhancement of historic neighborhood commercial districts. The organization recently launched an Entrepreneurial Workshop Series, a FREE nine-workshop curriculum that will help business owners navigate the process of researching, planning,...
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Are you ready for some football? A whole new batch of Birmingham, Alabama, businesswomen are now, thanks to The New Girls Network, a group of Birmingham area professional women who meet monthly, according to The Birmingham News. The event, titled “Not Your Husband’s Football Clinic,” was held recently at the Highland Avenue South offices...
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With a troubled economy and competition around every corner, doing more with less has become a way of life for many managers and their employees. And an important skill when you’re leading a group of two or two hundred is delegation. And it’s not as easy as it sounds. Delegation means handing the reigns...
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