How To Grow Your Business Through Networking
Do you dread networking? Even though we know that networking may not be at the top of your priority list, everyone knowns networking ultimately helps you grow your business. Jenna Curry recently taught a Forge webinar about the power of networking! Jenna is the owner...
Choose To Challenge: IWD 2021
In case you missed it, Monday, March 8, 2021 was International Women’s Day. We here at Forge love to celebrate women every day of the year, but we were especially excited to applaud all of the amazing accomplishments of women during our virtual celebration. We...
Priceless SEO Strategy on a Local Business Budget
Are you looking for higher rankings and traffic through SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? Matt Spivak, Marketing Consultant with Uptick Marketing, recently taught a Forge webinar about SEO strategy for local businesses. You can view the recording here. Let's hit the...
Brand Growth Is Measured In More Than Likes And Follows
Measuring brand growth is difficult but it can be done! Jacqui Jones, Founder and CEO of One Degree Marketing, wrote this blog post framing how we should think about our social media likes and follows as business owners. Social media marketing has...
Forge Member Spotlight: Claire Scherzer with Ellis Architects
We love that within the Forge community you can find a variety of people from different companies with different job titles- that's what makes the Forge family so unique. Claire Scherzer is a Forge member who works as an Interior Designer for Ellis Architects. We...
The Spirit of Giving in Birmingham
In the spirit of giving this holiday season and beyond, we wanted to create a list of nonprofit organizations that are either set in Birmingham or have top members that live here in the Magic City. Although 2020 has been a year filled with challenges, the reward of...
How To Celebrate The Holidays With Your Office In 2020
One additional perk to the holiday season, is the promise of a fun seasonal celebration with your office. Unfortunately, because of the need for social distancing, typical office parties might not be possible for this coming December. However, we’ve come up with a...
Bham Shop Small Gift Guide for the Holidays
This year it feels more important than ever before to shop local for the holidays. Small businesses need our support in 2020 and thankfully there are so many amazing shops around Birmingham. We've curated a gift guide for everyone your list. Just remember these...
How to Safely Hold a Meeting in the Face of COVID
The COVID19 pandemic has complicated the business world’s previous practice of meetings. However, the future of in-person meetings can still be salvaged with the right practices and mindsets from businesses. Here are some suggestions on how to have in-person meetings...
5 Reasons Why Working From Home Kills Productivity
While the trend of working from home has been a reality for the past few months, it may come as no surprise that levels of productivity rise once you ditch the remote workspace. Working from home can lead to distractions, isolation, and can even create bad habits that...
3 Years of Forge: Reflections From Our Founder & CEO
Last week Forge celebrated its third year in business. I can vividly remember those first few months after our doors opened: the future seemed so far away. Three years have come quicker than I ever imagined. Forge has grown, experienced growing pains, watched our...
Better Together: Birmingham Coworking Collective
Over several months Forge has been working with some awesome coworking spaces to build the Birmingham Coworking Collective! The BCC officially launched this week and even though the launch is much different than we expected (thanks COVID), we are still excited to...