by Mike Goodrich | Jan 12, 2023 | 2022, 2023, Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham Funded Start-Ups List, Economic Development, Entrepreneurial Assessment, Entrepreneurialism, Financing, Founders, Start-Ups
I have said this before, and I will probably say this again, but to grow our entrepreneurial economy, we need to directly invest in companies. We do not need to blindly invest in them, but we do not need to commission another study on the ecosystem. We need to be...
by Mike Goodrich | Apr 7, 2022 | 2022, Business Lessons, Entrepreneurialism, Financing, Founders, Start-Ups
Because we want to stay true to our mission – to help in creating and building Birmingham businesses — we don’t want to say no too often, put in place strict rules, or create hard-and-fast criteria. Early-stage businesses, by definition, are typically works in...