Sabre Finance d/b/a VentureSouth
2 20th Street North, Suite 1150
Birmingham, AL 35203--186
www.sabrefinance.org
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- Select CDFIs in AL
- SOUTHERN INDEPENDENT BANCSHARES INC
- SNB Holdings, Inc.
- Commonwealth National Bank
- Robertson Banking Company
- Demopolis Federal Credit Union
- Select Small Business Resources in Alabama
- Tuscaloosa SCORE
- Procurement Technical Assistance Program of Alabama
- University of Alabama-Alabama International Trade Center
- Alabama Capitol SCORE
While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, it does provide a myriad of services to assist entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams. One of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development are Community Development Financial Institutions.
The U.S Small Business Administration supports both the Small Business Development Center Program and SCORE to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. These programs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Featured Government Grant Resources
Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program
In keeping with this mission, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has recently established the Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program in an attempt to develop approaches and methods that can efficiently address the various challenges facing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production among small holder producers in food insecure countries.
Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIB Bridge Awards
In line with this mission, the NIH has recently constituted the Small Business Innovation Research Phase IIB Bridge Awards to Accelerate the Development of Cancer Therapeutics, Imaging Technologies, Interventional Devices, Diagnostics, and Prognostics Toward Commercialization Program.
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Beyond the Four Walls are Empowered Rural Nepalese Women
Social entrepreneur, Stefan Wolf , founded the Beyond the Four Walls, which builds cyber “resource centers” (aka Internet cafes) in rural areas for young women to run.
