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...
3 Mistakes of DIY Marketing
Forge member Jacqueline Jones wrote this blog post about mistakes we make in DIY marketing- we found it extremely helpful! Check out the original blog post here. A large majority of businesses handle their marketing in-house. Unfortunately, marketing efforts...
Year End Review of Forge – 2018 at a Glance
After opening in September of 2017, Forge has grown and changed more than we could have imagined! We've learned so much over 2018 and thought it would be fun to recap the highlights of the Forge family over this last year. We've saved a lot of entrepreneurs and remote...
Retha Nichole, Small Business and Life Coach, on giving entrepreneurs the push they need to succeed
Bham Now recently featured Forge member Retha Nichole in this article. Retha is a small business coach- read more about how she got where she is today! Have you ever thought about starting your own business, but realized maybe the million reasons why it...
Survey Design: Gathering Information Your Team Can Use
Autumn Foster of Quire Consulting taught Forge's most recent Lunch & Learn about survey design. We know we need data in order to get better. So we craft surveys and program evaluations and give them to our customers. We get them back, share the results at a team...
Forge’s Christmas Wish List
Are you having trouble deciding what to put on your Christmas wish list? Look no further! We asked the Forge members for all of their Christmas ideas and we have a wide variety of great suggestions! 1. Lindsay: "I really want a smoker... I love to cook for my...
Birmingham’s Disadvantages are Advantages
We loved this blog post so much that we snagged it (with their permission!) from our friends- Two Ravens. Dave Cowart wrote this one- be sure to check out the original post here! There are plenty of articles proclaiming how great a place...
Recap: 3 Massive Mistakes Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Make When Managing Their Time
We recently hosted a Lunch & Learn with Dave Jesiolowski- he focus on the mistakes we make when managing our time. We snagged this post from Forge Member Jacqui Jones. Check out the original blog post here. Wednesday, November 7th, I had the...