Programs | Business Resources in Birmingham

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A.I. First Alabama Global Innovation Accelerator

Artificial Intelligence First Alabama is a Global Innovation Accelerator providing funding, mentoring, education, headquartering, innovation platforms, workforce education, tech and public-private partnerships to Artificial Intelligence and Automation Enterprise.

Female Founders

Athena Collective

Athena Collective strengthens Birmingham's business and entrepreneur communities by fostering an inclusive culture through education, dialogue and advocacy

Small Businesses

Founders of Color

Female Founders

Veteran Founders

BCIA Educational Opportunities

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.

Small Businesses

Founders of Color

BE BHM is an ecosystem and capacity building program.

Small Businesses

Female Founders

Founders of Color

BGV Connect Incubator

The BGV Connect Incubator is dedicated to the Black Girl Ventures' mission to accelerate 100,000 Black/Brown women.

Bessemer Business Incubation System

The Bessemer Business Incubation System (BBIS) is a full service business development organization providing space and services to those businesses participating in the service, light industrial/manufacturing and information technology industries.

Small Businesses

Birmingham Business Alliance’s Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) program

The Birmingham Business Alliance’s Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) program is for regional companies ranging from startups to the largest employers based on target clusters defined in the Blueprint 2020 strategic plan.

Small Businesses

Birmingham SCORE Workshops

Learn from the experts with SCORE’s small business training workshops.

Small Businesses

Female Founders

Founders of Color

Bronze Valley Accelerator

Bronze Valley Accelerator is a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with local roots.

Small Businesses

CO.STARTERS is a program that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn their business ideas into action.

Small Businesses

Founders of Color

EGK Starters Founders Accelerator

EGK Starters is a design-led, accelerator-like program for BIPOC-led startups based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Elevate Incubation

Elevate incubation is our largest program and provides entrepreneurs with shared resources, flexibility, and scalability as their business grows .

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Endeavor Birmingham Scale Up

Equipping Birmingham’s fastest-growing, highest potential entrepreneurs with the resources and confidence to take their business to the next level.

Small Businesses

First Avenue Ventures

A Private Business Incubator in Birmingham, Alabama.

Small Businesses

Founders of Color

HICA Community Economic Development Program

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.

Small Businesses

Founders of Color

Ignite! AL Doing Business in Alabama Initiative

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.

Small Businesses

Female Founders

Founders of Color

Veteran Founders

Innovate Birmingham Programs

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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Innovate Depot Voltage

Voltage is an idea incubator that requires no previous tech or entrepreneurship experience. This 10-week program equips IDeators who have an idea for a tech or tech-enabled business.

Innovation Lab Internships & Fellowships

The UAB Innovation Lab (UAB iLab) is a partnership between the UAB Collat School of Business and Innovation Depot that serves as a conduit between students and the entrepreneurial community, providing students with the hands-on learning needed for success in the workplace.

Small Businesses

Student Founders

Leaders of Excellence Youth Entrepreneurship Training

Entrepreneurship Training: Leaders of Excellence entrepreneurship program educates youth on how to start and operate a small business

Small Businesses

Main Street Alabama Training

Main Street Alabama offers full-day workshops on revitalization trends, tools and best practices from around the country.

Small Businesses

Founders of Color

Female Founders

Veteran Founders

Operation HOPE Small Business Development Program

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.

Small Businesses

REV Business Growth Workshops

Birmingham’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is collaborating to rapidly create and implement programs to support small businesses like yours that are the fabric of a vibrant economy.

Small Businesses

Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator

This program focuses on startups addressing innovative electrical and utility solutions

The Switch is an innovation district with no hard lines, a district centered at Innovation Depot with more innovation and opportunity rippling out from there.

Small Businesses

Velocity Accelerator

Velocity Accelerator is a 13-week technology startup accelerator in Birmingham, AL.

Female Founders

Founders of Color

Veteran Founders

World of Opportunity Diverse Supplier Training Program

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.

Small Businesses

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