We’re approaching month seven since Alabama saw its first COVID case. Peaceful Solutions Massage Therapy has been in business in Montgomery for years, but when the pandemic hit, it affects a business that operates by touch a lot harder– Both physically and financially. “I didn’t quit working because the governor told me to. I quit working because I wanted my…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– As communities start to reopen from the pandemic — people are being urged to get out and support small businesses in their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses have been hit especially hard and many have been unable to hang on. Hunter Butts runs the Downtowner Restaurant in downtown Selma. “The service industry…
Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the Revive Alabama grant program to support small businesses in Alabama that have been impacted by COVID-19. Revive Alabama will reimburse small businesses up to a combined $100 million for expenses they have incurred due to operational interruptions caused by the pandemic and related business closures. “In many ways, our small businesses were hit…
Due to COVID-19, some small businesses are struggling to stay afloat. David Lamb is the owner of the Frutta Bowls restaurants in Montgomery and Auburn. He is experiencing first-hand the affects the virus is having on business. “It’s been brutal. Our business is one quarter of what it normally is, ” Lamb said. Lamb says has had to make some…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Business professionals and small business owners in Selma got some help finding ways to grow and expand their businesses. The Selma-Dallas County Chamber of Commerce hosted an entrepreneurship workshop last week — conducted by economic development experts from Auburn University. The goal of the workshop was to help entrepreneurs — better understand their customers —…
Saturday, November 26th is Small Business Saturday. The Alabama Retail Association campaign SHOP ALABAMA and small business owners encourage shoppers to spend their dollars locally for the holidays to boost the local economy. Al Cantrell, owner of Al’s Antiques on Mulberry Street said “Small businesses are the ones who pay the majority of the taxes to bring in to the city that…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced Alabama has joined nine other states in filing an amicus brief in Arkansas federal district court urging the court to grant a preliminary injunction of the U.S. Department of Labor’s new Persuader Advice Exemption Rule, which forces disclosure of confidential communications between small businesses and their outside counsel in labor relations matters. “Small businesses make…
