STARTING A HOOVER BUSINESS?
Roadmap for Doing Business in Hoover
Access to Capital
Small Business Administration
Rod Perkins – 205-290-7101
LiftFund
Jared Woods – 205-593-8421
BBVA Compass
LaToya Thomas – 205-834-3472
Birmingham Business Resource Center (BBRC)
Bob Dickerson – 205-250-6380
Marketing, Branding and Public Relations
Mitzi J Media (MJM)
Mitzi Eaker – 205-862-0629
O2 Ideas
info@o2ideas.com – 205-949-9494
Carmine Communications
Ronda Robinson-McKenzie – 205-602-2123
Business Finance
Sheppard-Harris & Associates, P.C.
Connie Sheppard – 205-323-5922
Osbourne Enterprises
Harry Chambers – 205-780-7903
JMA Enterprises
Alicia White – 205-356-5711
Business Location
Levine and Associates Commercial Real Estate
Ira Levine – 205-824-3697
Cushman Wakefield – EGS Commercial Real Estate
Audra Willingham – 205-939-4440
SRS Real Estate Partners
Lyndsy Yim – 205-482-1004
Business Structure
Alabama Secretary of State
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/government-records/business-entity-records
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
Sheppard-Harris & Associates, P.C.
Connie Sheppard – 205-323-5922
Osbourne Enterprises
Harry Chambers – 205-780-7903
JMA Enterprises
Alicia White – 205-356-5711
Certifications
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)
https://www.dot.state.al.us/conweb/DBEProgram.html
Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA)
https://www.flybirmingham.com/about-bhm/dbe/
Minority Business Enterprise
https://www.nmsdc.org/mbes/mbe-certification/
Woman Business Enterprise
https://www.wbenc.org/certification
8a, Hubzone
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/8a-business-development-program
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program
Veteran Owned Business
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses-program
Woman Owned Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/women-owned-small-business-federal-contracting-program
Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/women-owned-small-business-federal-contracting-program
Business Insurance
Statefarm Insurance
Stephanie McNeal – 205-940-6499
Farmers Insurance
Mary Jo Johnson – 205-824-4432
Statefarm Insurance
Vivian Mora – 205-586-7496
Statefarm Insurance
Alyssa Holloway – 205-822-3032
Legal
Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings LLP- Intellectual Property
Linda A. Friedman – 205-521-8274
KSJ
Kia Scott – 334-557-7009
Off the Mark
LaConya Murray, Esq. – 334-523-0022
