by First Avenue Ventures | Mar 10, 2023 | 2023, Alabama, Birmingham, Books and Resources, Entrepreneurialism, Founders, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Start-Up News Round-Up, Start-Ups
Here at First Avenue Ventures, we’re passionate about our mission: supporting the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of that mission, we’re devoted to providing resources to help Birmingham entrepreneurs and their businesses succeed. In that spirit,...
by Mike Goodrich | Jul 22, 2020 | 2020, Birmingham, Birmingham Funded Start-Ups List, COVID-19, Entrepreneurialism, Start-Ups
We provide this update every six months, and we’ve enjoyed doing so because it gives us a chance to reflect on the market that we love so dearly. However, this perspective is different, and for obvious reasons. In some ways, it’s the most...
by Mike Goodrich | Dec 18, 2018 | 2019, Birmingham, Business Lessons, Entrepreneurialism, Social Capital and Social Entrepreneurialism
The Birmingham entrepreneurial ecosystem is now in its adolescence. Just like a teenager, our entrepreneurial system does miraculous things that impress, inspire, and invigorate the community — then stays out past curfew, blows allowance money, and remind us...
by Mike Goodrich | Feb 1, 2018 | Birmingham, Regional Cooperation
The regional cooperation bandwagon has gained some momentum and received good press. The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham recently released a report showing a comparative argument through an analysis of similar metro areas and their success and failure, as...
