TechBirmingham webinars helping businesses navigate COVID-19 challenges

by Mark Kelly | Apr 9, 2020 | Business, Community

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a substantial threat to public health and economic stability in the United States and throughout the world. At the very least, it is temporarily altering the ways people live and do business, with the need for social distancing,...

Bronze Valley and gener8tor launch emergency response program

by Mark Kelly | Apr 7, 2020 | Business, Community

Small businesses in Alabama affected by the COVID-19 outbreak will be supported by a new initiative announced on April 7. A partnership of Bronze Valley and business accelerator program gener8tor, the Alabama Emergency Response Program will provide small businesses,...

Debt management platform PeopleJoy is latest addition to Bronze Valley portfolio

by Mark Kelly | Apr 6, 2020 | Business, Education, Featured, Innovation

“If you’re an entrepreneur,” Emeka Oguh declares, “you want to find a way to solve your own problems.” Oguh, 36, is the founder and CEO of PeopleJoy, the latest addition to the Bronze Valley investment portfolio. A Philadelphia-based startup that helps student loan...

HBCU Summit focused on opportunities, challenges, leadership

by Mark Kelly | Feb 20, 2020 | Business, Community, Education, Featured

America’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) currently serve well over 300,000 students. Alabama is home to 14 HBCUs with combined enrollment of more than 37,000, or about 12 percent of the national total; no state has more HBCUs and only North...

Tech Conferences You Should Consider Attending in 2020

by Mark Kelly | Jan 30, 2020 | Business, Community, Innovation

Looking for a conference that provides information and tools to help you succeed? That attracts a broad mix of entrepreneurs, investors, executives, exhibitors and others interested in the latest news, trends and opportunities in the tech world? That leaves you...

Birmingham, Montgomery progressing on “Smart City” initiatives

by Mark Kelly | Jan 17, 2020 | Business, Community, Featured, Innovation

In the past two years, two Alabama cities — Birmingham in 2018 and Montgomery in 2019 — have been awarded prestigious Smart Cities Readiness Challenge grants from the Smart Cities Council. An industry coalition established in 2012, the council works with cities across...