Entreprenuership

Sports Minded host Brittany Young sits down with women's basketball player and Birmingham Blaze AAU girls basketball coach Amber Jones. They discuss Amber's playing days at Fairfield High School, Shelton State Community College, Auburn University at Montgomery, and now with Team Free Game in the MLK Women's Basketball League. They also talk about the pros and cons of Jones coaching her daughter during AAU and how she's able to balance being a coach, coach's wife, and mom, while running her Sweet Jones Dessert Shop business. Finally, Young and Jones talk WNBA, giving their takes on some of the Dawgs of the W and some changes that should be made to the playoff format.

Pete Blohme and his sister Cheryl sit down at StoryCorps to reminisce on the opening of Panini Petes in Fairhope, Alabama. From building their menu to building a customer base, they touch on how they achieved long-term success and stability.

Registration for teens and kids summer camps in Mobile, as well as after-camp care, is opening on Monday, April 1. The camps are put on through the Mobile Parks and Recreation Department.

Birmingham entrepreneurs will have the chance to get help with their businesses throughout 2024. Create Birmingham is a nonprofit organization that focuses on creative industries. The organization is offering a series of workshops and programs throughout the year to assist local entrepreneurs to elevate their productions.

Alabama does poorly when it comes to female entrepreneurs working to make progress in the business world. That’s according to an AP analysis.

The Shop Black Fest event is set this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Butler Green in the Rocket City. The festival will host over 100 Black-owned businesses. It's free to the public.

Time is running out for North Alabama entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for a contest loosely based on the hit TV show Shark Tank. Applications close Monday for the Singing River Trail Launch Tank Competition.

The 2023 Innovation Community Business Plan Competition is set for Thursday. Community members with ideas are being invited to share and compete.

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — Looking back, there are so many reasons Kyle Sandler was able to separate so many people from so much of their money.Sandler rolled…

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill says he believes a November lottery referendum is no longer possible, but is seeking an opinion from the attorney…