Prosper

06/04/2026

💚✨ Thank You to Our In-Kind Sponsors, Table Sponsors and Soiree Vendors! ✨💚

We are one week away from Summer Soiree: Celebrating Five Years of Prosper. We must stop and thank our in-kind sponsors, our table sponsors and our vendors.

We are grateful for your partnership and commitment to our mission. Thank you for sharing your talents and resources to help us celebrate community, connection, and impact.

👏🏽👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿👏Please join us in thanking these outstanding partners for their support!

06/04/2026

✨ A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Summer Soirée Corporate Sponsors ✨

We extend our deepest gratitude to the incredible corporate sponsors who will help make this year's Summer Soirée: Celebrating Five Years of Prosper a memorable evening of celebration, connection, and community impact.

💚Thank you for believing in our vision and helping make the Soirée a success!💚

06/03/2026

Our friends at POLARIS BHM are cooking up something special!
Whether you sell code or cupcakes, they're building a space for you. 🌐

Ideas to Impact BHM '26 is where every type of business learns to leverage technology, storytelling, and strategy to dominate their market. Food vendors. Handmade goods. Product brands. Creatives. All of you. One marketplace. One week of transformation.

Because the biggest shift in business right now isn't just WHAT you sell. It's HOW you show up, scale, and use the tools available to outgrow where you are.

They invite you to come master YOUR marketplace.

$100/day or $200 for the full week June 15 to 19 at POLARIS BHM Apply now 👉🏽 https://41fwag.share-na2.hsforms.com/2XowAbJINT9G0sezjME6vww



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06/03/2026

Finding the right professional circle takes time.

Marquis Hollingsworth explains why he spent a year "dating" the Rotaract Club of Birmingham before officially joining. If you want to push your city forward, you have to find like-minded young professionals who share your vision for the future.

Catch the S1 Finale of Rotaract on the Road on The Prosper Connector channel! 🎥

06/02/2026

We usually only hear from corporate leaders and politicians—but what about the entrepreneurs?

Porchia, the "Government Girlie," reveals how winning a grant turned a simple idea into a platform to amplify Birmingham's brightest business owners. Thank you to everyone who tuned in and made Season 1 such a massive success!

Watch the full finale on The Prosper Connector channel! 🚀

06/01/2026

🎉🎊Congratulations to our small business ecosystem colleagues at PC Empowerment/Mogul Mission on the grand opening of your beautiful new co-working space on 3rd Avenue North.

We look forward to the impact and innovation that emerges out of your space!

05/29/2026

Birmingham is once again on a national stage.

Today’s Wall Street Journal op-ed, co-authored by Mayor Randall Woodfin and Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, highlights the momentum building in Birmingham and the opportunities shaping the future of our city. From bioscience and entrepreneurship to workforce development and transformational investment, the piece reinforces what so many of us already know: Birmingham is a city on the rise.

This national recognition is also a reflection of the intentional partnership strategy that continues to elevate Birmingham’s story across the country. What began through relationship-building and collaboration between Birmingham, Tulsa, and the George Kaiser Family Foundation evolved into a powerful joint op-ed showcasing the strength and potential of both cities.

At Prosper, we are proud to support this work and remain committed to our mission of ensuring Birmingham becomes the most thriving and inclusive economy in the Southeast. Through collaboration between public, private, philanthropic, and community leaders, we are continuing to build an economy where opportunity is accessible to everyone.

We’re grateful for leaders like Mayor Woodfin and Mayor Nichols for continuing to elevate Birmingham and Tulsa on a national stage while helping tell the story of two cities shaped by resilience, innovation, and opportunity.

Check out the article below.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-cities-where-graduates-can-thrive-8fbed022

05/29/2026

We couldn't be prouder of this piece in Wall Street Journal Opinion from Mayor Randall Woodfin and Mayor Monroe Nichols of Tulsa, Oklahoma highlighting a recent report by ADP Research ranking Birmingham and Tulsa among the six best cities for college graduates to find employment.

In Birmingham and Tulsa, opportunity is abundant and the cost of living is low.

05/28/2026

☕🎂A new luxury café experience is coming to the metro area!
Noir is a curated experience built around intentional hospitality, elevated coffee, desserts, atmosphere, and meaningful connection.

🗓️They will host a grand opening on June 10th from 9am-5pm at 200 Municipal Drive in Hoover.

⏰Noir's normal business hours are:
Wednesday – Friday: 9 AM – 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday: 1 PM – 5 PM

Founded through the partnership of Pauline’s Fine Cakes and Desserts and LaFleur Coffee Boutique, NOIR blends elevated café culture, handcrafted pastries, specialty coffee, business to business catering and curated brunch offerings into a warm community-centered space. They will also offer vegetarian and kid friendly options.

Tiffaney Strayhorne, owner of Pauline's Fine Cakes, was recently honored at the Small Business Awards hosted by Network Navigator during Small Business Week.

To learn more, contact:
[email protected]
205.909.4995

05/27/2026

We're excited to hear that our beloved BCRI will reopen today! 🎉

Let's welcome Birmingham Civil Rights Institute back by donating, visiting and becoming a member: https://www.bcri.org/donate/

Temperatures at BCRI are now near normal operating levels, and we will reopen to the public at Noon today.

This brief delayed opening will allow staff and vendors time to complete final preparations for safe public access to the building.

Thank you again for your patience, support, and understanding throughout this process. We look forward to welcoming visitors back today!