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BIPOC Founders

For Black, Indigenous, LatinX, and other founders of color
Recognizing the stark differences in access to resources and opportunities for Founders of Color, Bham Bizhub aggregated resources that specifically focus on supporting Black, Latinx, and other underserved founder groups
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Academic Small Business Alliance Project
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This program was designed to create a talent pipeline into employment opportunities with small diverse business enterprises (DBEs) in a way that allows them to build capacity and to succeed.
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BCIA Educational Opportunities
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In collaboration with local colleges, universities, and industry professionals, the Birmingham Construction Industry Authority has developed a broad based curriculum to service some of the educational needs of MBE/DBE contractors in the Birmingham area.
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BE BHM
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BE BHM is an ecosystem and capacity building program.
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BGV Connect Incubator
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The BGV Connect Incubator is dedicated to the Black Girl Ventures' mission to accelerate 100,000 Black/Brown women.
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BOLD Grant Program
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IEO is seeking to partner with local organizations that are taking innovative approaches to community and economic development.
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Be BHM Facebook Events
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Join us as we kickoff our weekly conversation series for business owners, by business owners.
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Birmingham Black Techies Black Tech Takeover
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Black Tech Takeover is a 3-day digital conference presented by Birmingham Black Techies.
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Birmingham Black Techies Events
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Find events for Birmingham Black Techies here.
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Birmingham Metro Black Chamber Lunch and Learn
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Our objective is to assist in growing and maintaining a well-built, effective, and incorporated business community.
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Birmingham SCORE Library
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Browse these tools and find resources to help you make decisions on starting or growing your enterprise.
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Black Lens Filmmaker Grant
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Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema and The Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis have partnered to create the Black Lens Filmmaker Grant with a goal to support Black voices in film.
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Bronze Valley Accelerator
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Bronze Valley Accelerator is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots.
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Community Advantage Loans
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Community Advantage (CA) is a pilot loan program introduced by the SBA to meet the credit, management, and technical assistance needs of small businesses in underserved markets.
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EGK Starters Founders Accelerator
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EGK Starters is a design-led, accelerator-like program for BIPOC-led startups based in Birmingham, Alabama.
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HICA Community Economic Development Program
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From financial literacy to business planning and development, the Community Economic Development Program provides the critical and necessary information for Latino and immigrant families to build financial stability for the future.
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Ignite! AL Doing Business in Alabama Initiative
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DBIA is a five (5) year project designed to provide technical assistance, mentorship, and support to 150 minority small business owners, entrepreneurs, and/or nonprofit leaders.
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Ignite! AL Events
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Keep up with Ignite and our upcoming events for 2021!
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Ignite! AL Membership
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Apply here to join Ignite AL.
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Ignite! Counting Us
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A Statewide Coordinated Count of Alabama Minority Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Nonprofit Leaders.
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Innovate Birmingham Programs
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Innovate Birmingham meets the talent needs of regional employers by harnessing the potential of local talent. We do this by providing holistic support and career development for aspiring tech professionals, and producing programs that align with local industry standards.
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Operation HOPE Small Business Development Program
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The intensive course, anchored by entrepreneurship training, allows participants to master business basics and gain access to funding to support a strong launch and the ongoing growth of their businesses.
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Penny Foundation Future Forward Fund
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To better assist entrepreneurs, creatives, and micro businesses, the Penny Foundation has established Future Forward – a grant fund that provides relief to black-owned businesses throughout greater Birmingham.
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Penny Foundation Smart Town Conference
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The Penny Foundation’s mission is threefold: to collect and disseminate important information, elevate and support critical work in the Black community and provide the best resources for the Black community. The one-day Smart Town conference will help the community integrate technology into its everyday life.
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Penny Foundation Virtual Town Square
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The Penny Foundation’s mission is threefold: to collect and disseminate important information, elevate and support critical work in the Black community and provide the best resources for the Black community. The Virtual Town Square, an online information hub, accomplishes this by connecting the resources serving the Black community into a central inventory of civic, professional, fraternal, social and nonprofit organizations.
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The AG Gaston Conference
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The A.G. Gaston Conference is a two-day event for business owners, educators, community leaders, elected officials, and anyone passionate about African American economic empowerment.
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Two Ravens Third Thursday
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Come talk to us about your dreams.
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World of Opportunity Diverse Supplier Training Program
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The Birmingham Business Resource Center (BBRC) is partnering with the City of Birmingham to assist minority-owned, women-owned and other disadvantaged businesses with opportunities to compete for government contracts and resources to meet product and service demands of The World Games 2022, BJCC expansion and more.
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