But we can help in other ways: ordering food to go, shopping online, tipping well, and most importantly…buying gift cards TODAY for use at a later date. Gift cards equal immediate cash flow. And cash flow is the lifeblood of our local businesses.

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State/County business privilege licenses are issued via the local county probate offices. The local county probate offices provide new licenses, renewals of licenses, transfers of licenses, copies of licenses, and any other changes to the license.

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The Office of the Probate Judge, located on the Centreville Court Square, handles the sale and renewal of vehicle tags, various licenses, mobile home registrations, instrument recordings, and documents.

Birmingham365 is an initiative of Create Birmingham, Birmingham's only economic development agency dedicated to creative industries.

We're pleased to have you visit the online version of the Birmingham Business Journal, where you'll find the latest breaking business news, updated throughout the day, this week's stories from the Birmingham Business Journal and other popular features from the print edition.

By 2021, Birmingham will be a hub of qualified and diverse talent and a premier destination for small businesses, startups and businesses looking to expand, propelling shared prosperity through innovation and inclusive growth.

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New businesses may purchase a business license anytime during the year by filling out a business license application and delivering it in person to the Courthouse or Hayden Probate Office. Blount County does not require a county business license.The probate office issues license on behalf of the State of Alabama. If your business is located in one of the county’s municipalities, you may also need to purchase a license from the town.

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Business and industry wanting to locate in Blount County are welcomed by the existing business community.

New and expanding businesses can take advantage of tax incentives, business assistance programs, and some of the lowest tax rates in the country.

Blount County, Alabama offers some of the lowest tax rates in the country to new and expanding businesses.

Blount County, Alabama has a highly skilled workforce drawn from several local career tech, and surrounding two and four year colleges.

This resource is created to help founders identify available capital from across the region.

This is a show about Birmingham's Business leaders successes, failures, and lessons learned to encourage you to remember that dreaming is free but the hustle is sold separately.

Business Alabama covers business, large and small, in all sectors of the Alabama economy.

DIY Birmingham is a grassroots collective that exists to promote alternative expression in alternative spaces in the city of Birmingham, AL.

The Alabama SBDC Network provides no-cost confidential business counseling at 10 locations throughout the state, including a convenient location at the Innovation Depot on 1st Avenue North, in Birmingham's Entrepreneurial District.

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The Birmingham Chapter established the Chapter Sponsorship Program to allow organizations to support the chapter and IT professions, which allows the Birmingham Chapter to provide more services and higher quality events to our members.

A Statewide Coordinated Count of Alabama Minority Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Nonprofit Leaders.

Jefferson County is currently administering business licenses levied under the provisions of Title 40, Chapter 12 and Title 34, Chapter 35 of the 1975 Code of Alabama, as amended. Jefferson County is also currently administering licenses required under Act No. 1957-314, Act No. 1966-431, Act No. 1991-170, and Act No. 2011-662 (Jefferson County Entity Business License Tax) and Jefferson County Ordinance No. 1801 .

The purpose of this initiative, Keep It Local, is to gain commitment from local companies to consider local technology suppliers as a resource when possible; and local suppliers to understand buyer needs and find ways to grow their capabilities to match.

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Rebound Bham is the product of collective passion for small businesses and the people who start them and grow them.

The State of Alabama requires persons, firms, or corporations that engage in or transact any trade, business, commerce, occupation, vocation, or profession for gain or profit to pay a license fee. You may also need a license from the city that you will be operating the business in. You should obtain a business license prior to opening your business.

58 Inc. strives to serve as a one-stop shop for commercial real estate developers, tenant representatives, brokers and retailers in their search for quality development sites throughout the County.

In an increasingly complex economy, the skills and talent of a community's people will determine its economic future. That’s why we’re committed to a robust workforce development strategy that supports the recruitment, training and retention of highly skilled individuals to serve our employers’ needs.

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