When starting a business should you choose a digital or traditional bank account?
Read MoreNow that we have emerged from covid, people are ready to get back to normal - and back to the office. They are ready to get out of the home office (or garage) and back into the office. The idea that we can work from anywhere was a fair and reasonable prediction but not entirely true. Office space has made a comeback and has been in demand for the past few months and we predict a continued uptick in demand.
Read MoreIt is the holiday season and along with it comes the push to support small local businesses. Small Business Saturday is designed as a day to celebrate local entrepreneurs. But what is the importance of supporting your local business?
Read MoreGrowing your small business can be a daunting task. The success of your business depends largely on the effort you put into growing it. Many people work on their business rather than in their business. Every aspect from the marketing plan to the financials needs attention.
Read MoreYou have a great idea - but all business owners will tell you that starting a business is WORK. If you have been considering starting a business, ask yourself these questions. It is a good idea to know what you are up against before getting too far down the road.
Read MoreWelcome to the Shoals Business Incubator Board of Directors, Sherri Stout!
Read MoreRiver Elf Kayaks was started by two brothers with a passion for white water kayaking.
Read MoreWelcome to the Shoals Business Incubator Board of Directors, Daughtry Perritt!
Read MoreWith the mission to diversify the regional economy by creating new local-based sustainable companies, the Shoals Entrepreneurial Center launched in the spring of 1992. Rebranding in 2017, the SEC is now operating as the Shoals Business Incubator.
Read More“Business is in his family” says Rodney Robbins of Global Asia Resource. “My father was a self-made man” talking about how his father started a tire business and later got into floor covering. Entrepreneurship has been instilled in him all of his life.
Read MoreApplications for the inaugural Singing River Trail Launch Tank business competition presented by the regional planning organization, Launch2035 are NOW OPEN. The Singing River Trail Launch Tank is a Shark Tank-style event for entrepreneurs in North Alabama.
Read MoreI am often asked how a community can differentiate itself from the competition. Most economic development organizations try to highlight their strengths, their assets, to attract particular industry sectors, which you almost have to do.
Read MoreThe latest release of Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics data shows that nearly 1.4 million applications have been filed to form new businesses likely to hire employees through September of 2021 — the most through the third quarter of any year on record.
Read MoreHere's the good news, new business launches are exploding. Applications to form new businesses are reaching unprecedented levels. Seeing millions of people from all walks of life starting their own business in the face of greater than usual uncertainty is inspiring.
Read MoreTeresa White was one of the first businesses to operate from the Shoals Culinary Center in the 2000’s when she started a small business in Muscle Shoals. Starting with a coffee bar in a giftshop, she was soon asked to add a coffee shop to the new Florence Library. Needing a space to prepare baked goods, the relationship with the Culinary Center was born.
Read MoreMonzyk Innovations(MI) would like to announce the addition of a full time skilled and experienced Analytical Chemist, Marion Cates, to our staff. We are now able to do a variety of analytical procedures and consultations for clients that are accurate, reasonably priced and with a quick response time. All work is supported by a Ph.D Chemist with a career of R&D chemistry.
Read MoreAmericans last year filed paperwork to start over 4.3 million new businesses, a 24 percent rise from the year before and reversing a 40-year decline in entrepreneurship. The increase in “Covid era” companies is on pace to continue this year. The share of workers reporting they were self-employed hit an eight-year high in July.
Read More“We want to make an impact” was the business goal of View 360 Marketing’s owner, Bart Davis. Davis started with SpotOn as a Regional Manager, a business solutions company, about 4 years ago. Since then, he has grown and wanted to offer his clients the complete package with a marketing agency as well. View 360 Marketing was born.
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