The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is accepting applications for a new grant program designed to support underserved small businesses throughout the region. The grant will help Community Development Financial Institutions or CDFIs and other community lending institutions to support these with a special focus.
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has a specific goal: to help black-owned and other underserved businesses develop by providing more flexible and creative capital and technical assistance. Read the Entire Article
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“I think, by 2018, there’s an opportunity for New Orleans to be viewed around the country, around the world, as a hub of entrepreneurship for the South,” says Tim Williamson, the CEO and cofounder of incubator The Idea Village, referring to the year the city will celebrate its 300th anniversary.