On April 17, The Catalyst Center’s “Strong Coffee Strong Women” series featured Lady Vowell Smith, co-owner of The Snail on the Wall, Huntsville’s independent bookstore. The morning buzzed with entrepreneurial energy as Smith shared how she turned a “bookstore without a store” into a thriving brick-and-mortar business. A Community-Driven Model Smith, a former English professor […]
It’s easy for small business owners to dream big about the future of their companies, but actually bringing those visions to life can be challenging when it comes to finding investors and mentors. Thankfully, Huntsville is no ordinary city for small businesses when it comes to meeting those needs. Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship […]
This is the seventh part of a multi-part series that will help prospective entrepreneurs to develop the tools they need for a successful business venture. Now that you’ve picked the perfect name for your new business, it’s time to make it official by taking the next step: registering your business. This is determined by your […]
Each year, the Catalyst hosts its Entrepreneur Awards in partnership with Innovate Huntsville and as the grand conclusion to Innovate Huntsville Week. Thanks to the pandemic, last year’s Entrepreneur Awards were presented virtually. The Catalyst successfully navigated the challenges in a way that seemed almost effortless. CEO Lisa Davis Mays and her dream team of […]
Once again, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship and North Alabama Chapter of the Public Relations Council of Alabama (NAPRCA) have joined forces in presenting the 9th Annual BIG Marketing & PR Event. The event promises to be a day filled with marketing and public relations takeaways, along with valuable networking opportunities. The event […]
Marvinia Adams, owner of Martinizing Dry Cleaning and this year’s Catalyst Veteran Entrepreneur of the Year award winner, has plenty of reasons to celebrate. After taking over the local dry-cleaning franchise in June 2019, Adams recently passed the two-year mark. In any other given year, this would be noteworthy, but during one of the most […]
Amy Roark honored as Non-Profit Entrepreneur of the Year
What a difference a year has made. At this time last year, the Stone Event Center at Campus 805 was packed to capacity for the fifth annual Entrepreneurial Awards ceremony. This year, social distancing and masking up has presented new challenges to the big celebration. Or, perhaps, it has created new opportunities for honoring North […]
Starting or growing a business can be overwhelming. To help women face the challenges, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship’s Women’s Business Center partnered with the women’s volunteer organization, Junior League of Huntsville, to establish the Ignite Program and the Ignition Scholarship. “At The Catalyst, we are passionate about seeing small businesses succeed,” said […]
What happens when an entire business model designed to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners on a personal basis is challenged by a large-scale pandemic? Well, in the case of The Catalyst Center, it gets up, dusts itself off, rolls up its sleeves and shifts gears. Agility: It’s the entrepreneurial way. By taking a proactive […]
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