Business Resource Page

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