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October 26, 2023
Birmingham, Alabama is a city with a legacy. It’s a legacy of Black perseverance in the Deep South, and of civil rights successes forged through trauma.
October 24, 2023
A Birmingham-based gener8tor accelerator has appointed a new leader to its team.
Prosper Healthtech Accelerator tapped Amanda Williams as its new program manager.
October 24, 2023
With an election year upon us, the pace of policymaking in Washington, D.C. will soon grind to a halt. As a Hill staffer, I used to joke that the pace of policymaking was inversely correlated with the renaming of…
October 21, 2023
An idea born in Texas when a family member was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes evolved into a healthtech startup that now calls Birmingham home.
October 16, 2023
Good works from Birmingham area companies and news from the metro’s nonprofits.
October 9, 2023
The grants will be awarded in two rounds in 2023 and 2024.
October 8, 2023
Alabama Launchpad unveiled the 10 finalists to participate in Cycle 3 2023.
The finalists will compete for a combined $75,000 at a public finale scheduled to take place Dec. 7 in Hoover.
October 5, 2023
Five fast-growing startups from across the country have been selected to receive a $60,000 investment each and participate in the Birmingham-based Prosper Healthtech Accelerator.
October 2, 2023
A startup that recently relocated to Birmingham has secured an investment.
Greens by Xplosion Technology unveiled it nabbed a combined investment of $220,000 from Techstars and Innovate Alabama.
September 18, 2023
Magic City Match is an initiative led by REV Birmingham and powered by Prosper to match Black-owned businesses with Birmingham brick-and-mortar spaces where they can thrive.
September 12, 2023
With the support of Xplosion Technology, Greens is the creation of founders Kehlin Swain, Isis Ashford and Jaylen James, PhD. The founders credit the foundation laid by gener8tor, Prosper and supportive community…
August 28, 2023
MCM invested $500,000 in 13 Birmingham, Black-owned businesses. The goal was to help move them get brick-and-mortar buildings and scale.
August 22, 2023
As Birmingham works to cement its growing national reputation as a center for healthcare innovation, a prominent healthcare business accelerator…
July 12, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic came with a lot of difficult decisions. For some, vaccination was a no-brainer. For others, it required contemplating personal values, community and health…
July 5, 2023
Looking to support Black-owned businesses here in Birmingham? Read on to learn more about PolarisBHM, FLOWBHM and Herban Soul Café—three Black-owned businesses that just might be what you’re looking for.
Regions Bank is dedicated to fostering the growth of Black-owned Businesses…
May 3, 2023
From creating jobs to offering diverse products that enrich the local economy, small businesses play a huge role in the community. Small Business Week is designed to provide Birmingham’s small businesses…
April 13, 2023
Not only has Angela Abdur-Rasheed, Communications and Community Engagement Director for Prosper Birmingham long been a champion of connecting people…
April 7, 2023
Regions Bank on Thursday announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support, complement and advance work that is under way to foster more Black-owned businesses in the bank’s headquarters city.
April 6, 2023
Birmingham’s Regions Bank is launching a new program to help Black-owned businesses in the Magic City. The Birmingham Black-Owned Business Initiative will improve access to funding…
June 2, 2023
Birmingham’s Prosper HealthTech Accelerator (PHTA) is showcasing five female-owned companies on June 6 as part of its Spring 2023 Premier Night at the city’s Avenue D event space…
February 23, 2023
Prosper, a Birmingham-based nonprofit, on Thursday launched “Operation: Backing Black Businesses”, an initiative connecting entrepreneurs and business owners in the Birmingham area to the resources they need to excel…
January 23, 2023
Magic City Newsmakers includes notable awards, anniversaries, news and other tidbits about Birmingham businesses and nonprofits.
January 11, 2023
Prosper’s HealthTech Accelerator connects health technology startups to the coaching, capital and connections they need to build and grow their businesses.
January 9, 2023
The new members include a local CEO, executives and more.
March 1, 2022
REV Birmingham, IGNITE Alabama, Urban Impact and Prosper are working together to bring capital into Black-owned businesses.
March 1, 2022
A new grant program funded by Prosper Birmingham and presented by REV Birmingham, IGNITE! Alabama and Urban Impact Inc.
February 26, 2022
Prosper Birmingham is now funding a grant program that will give $500,000 for Black-owned businesses in Birmingham.
The program, called Magic City Match…
February 25, 2022
Prosper and Acclinate™, Birmingham community builders, are all about health equity. So to create a smoother path to health and wellness, these two companies partnered to create B-Included, an online website…
February 25, 2022
Magic City Match is all about increasing the chances for Black-owned businesses to thrive. They offer business competency courses, provide access to capital and give new market opportunities to Black business owners…
February 25, 2022
A new grant program funded by Prosper Birmingham and presented by REV Birmingham, IGNITE! Alabama and Urban Impact Inc. will distribute $500,000 to help grow Black-owned businesses in the Magic…
February 22, 2022
A local nonprofit is bringing in a national firm to produce a report on how the local Black-business ecosystem looks and what we can do to improve it.
February 3, 2022
That’s right, Prosper is getting ready to transform the community by creating a more prosperous and equitable future with this report on Black-owned businesses in Birmingham. Keep reading for more details…
January 26, 2022
Following a competitive application process, 21 Birmingham small businesses have been selected to participate in the Birmingham Business Alliance’s Supplier Scale program, which provides …
January 12, 2022
Birmingham nonprofit Prosper and startup Acclinate have partnered to create a new portal aimed at reducing minority health disparities.
January 3, 2022
A local organization has formed a new advisory board centered on community engagement.
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