Alabama
Birmingham
Birmingham SCORE is dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and encouraging the formation, growth and success of small businesses by providing FREE counseling and no-cost or low-cost educational workshops.
Greater Birmingham Small Business Development Center – Birmingham SBDC
Do you want to start a business? The Alabama SBDC Network provides no-cost confidential business advising
REV Birmingham has two accelerator-style programs that entrepreneurs will find helpful for starting their small business.
The BBRC-Birmingham Business Resource Center
The BBRC tries to provide as many business services as they can, including funding, mentoring opportunities, business plan assistance and critique, and more.
We’re LiftFund, formerly known as Accion Texas Inc, and for over twenty years we’ve provided millions of dollars in small business loans to deserving entrepreneurs. We’re proud to say that LiftFund’s mission is to help the most vulnerable people in our society who are striving for a better life. They need access to capital, education and a support system to realize their potential and increase their chances for success. We provide those things.
The Dannon Project will advance their FLEE (Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Education) program to offer entrepreneurial programs and business coaching as a pathway to successful community reentry.
https://www.mbda.gov/business-center/grant-recipient-dannon-project
Montgomery
SBDC Network (Small Business Development Center Network)
The business advisors at the Alabama SBDC Network are passionately committed to helping entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses at every stage in the company’s life-cycle Through a combination of consultation, in-depth analysis and plan development, we provide business owners with the tools they need to succeed.
We connect entrepreneurs with local mentors to help you build your business with free business advice
https://alabamacapitol.score.org/
Amber Grants for Women-Womensnet.net Alabama
Here’s a great and simple way to get going: Apply for our Amber Grant for Women. Business women from Alabama (and all around America) can easily apply for this grant. Our judges pick a $4,000 grant winner every month – and if you win, you’re automatically eligible for our year-end $25,000 Amber Grant. That means you could be awarded $29,000 by completing your application today.
https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/business-grants-women-alabama/
Office of Small Business Advocacy
The Small Business Office of Advocacy fosters the growth of Alabama’s small operations by giving them a variety of assistance. The office provides information to businesses, and the needs and concerns of small-business owners are regularly addressed.
8(a) Business Development program
The federal government’s goal is to award at least five percent of all federal contracting dollars to small disadvantaged businesses each year.