Member Stories: Madison Kerns with Urban Avenues
Our coworking space is full of diverse members in many different sectors of business across the city. We even have a few nonprofit organizations! Madison Kerns works with Urban Avenues. Urban Avenues exists to bring together different Birmingham communities by...
5 of the Best Ways to Fund Your Startup
Our friends at LUCA wrote this blog post that we found so helpful! We're sharing it here but you can find the original post on the LUCA site. Thank you to Christian Leithart for this valuable info! Everybody has a good idea. The hard part is making it happen....
Birmingham interior designer Stanley Stevenson Jr. chases entrepreneurial dreams at Forge
Stanley Stevenson Jr. is not your typical interior designer in Birmingham. Find out how the husband and father of three is blazing his own trail in the interior design world. The Journey to Stevenson Design Stanley Stevenson Jr. started in the industry...
Your Big Idea: Birmingham’s Future Businesses
We started Your Big Idea at Forge to give Birmingham ideas and startups a place to receive feedback and network with the business community! Your Big Idea is not a competition. We simply want to support the big ideas coming out of Birmingham- and we've had some great...
Dary Goodrich, Chocolate Products Manager at Equal Exchange, on fair trade and their new 92% Total Eclipse Bar
Bham Now recently featured Forge Member Dary Goodrich in an article- we're reposting that content here! Read more about Dary's role with Equal Exchange and why he works from Forge. Think about what’s in your pantry right now. Any coffee? Tea? Chocolate? Do you...
What is a Virtual Mailbox and who benefits from it?
We can all agree that having a commercial business address will make you look more professional. And a Virtual Mailbox membership is an easy way to get your business address. But what does a Virtual Mailbox really entail? A virtual mailbox...
How To Know Where To Advertise
Forge Member Josh Rhodes is the Founder and CEO of Agent Leads. And if you're wondering what Agent Leads is: they help real estate professionals and mortgage brokers take control of their own lead generation with Facebook Advertising. When it comes to digital...
Past Forge Members: Where Are They Now?
At Forge we love being a part of the journey for many small business owners as they establish their companies. To say that we are proud of our members is a huge understatement! There are lots of Forge members who have moved on to start amazing things in the city of...
A personal chef for $96/week in Birmingham? It’s true. I tried it. Learn more about Eryka Perry’s Not Just Catering
Bham Now recently featured Forge member Eryka Perry of Not Just Catering in a recent article. Check out the original post here. For $96/week, you can have your very own personal chef. Yes, you’re reading that right. For a little less than $100 (plus the cost of...
What Are The Perks of Coworking?
By this point, you've heard of coworking but you may still be wondering what are the benefits and is it really worth it? We're here to tell you a little more! Coworking spaces exist for all types of workers- freelancers, writers, independent entrepreneurs, remote...
Striking the Right Work/Life Balance on the Road
Today we're featuring a post written by Forge Member Alex Grodner. We loved Alex's perspective on work/life balance as he's a remote worker often traveling for his job. Alex and his friends have a podcast and blog called the Clueless Dads. We know there are plenty of...
Top Podcasts: Recommended by Bham Entrepreneurs
As you probably already know, podcasts are a very valuable resource for small business owners. Do you need to learn about marketing or SEO? There's a podcast for that. Do you need to learn how to scale your business? There's definitely lots of podcasts for...