{"id":885,"date":"2025-11-13T15:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/?page_id=885"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:28:45","slug":"news-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"885\" class=\"elementor elementor-885\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00ad79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d00ad79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"news-hub\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee836f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aee836f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89fab0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89fab0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763ae6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"763ae6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SBOSS Montgomery<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30b68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c30b68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; Updates<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe55c3 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"efe55c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#funding\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Funding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#events\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Events<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#programs\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#more-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">More News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f8ba8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97f8ba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89df78a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89df78a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b7b25 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"c6b7b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-funding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-care-to-grow-a-5000-grant-for-early-childcare-centers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNow Open: Care to Grow, a $5,000 Grant for Early Childcare Centers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Deadline October 22, 2026. One established early childcare center in the City of Montgomery will receive a $5,000 grant to put its growth plan into action.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be14c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4be14c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More Coverage<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb68aa elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"dfb68aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-funding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-food-truck-pitch-competition-6000-in-business-growth-awards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNow Open: Food Truck Pitch Competition, $6,000 in Business Growth Awards\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-small-business-awards tag-2026-montgomery-small-business-awards tag-2026-small-business-awards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/2026-mgm-awards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2026 Small Business Awards Recap\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 9, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-development category-on_demand category-wkshop tag-ai-workshop tag-before-you-sign-a-lease tag-city-of-montgomery tag-training tag-workshop\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/using-ai\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tUsing AI for Small Businesses\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae10b00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae10b00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf765 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b5cf765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-funding\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-care-to-grow-a-5000-grant-for-early-childcare-centers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3016\" alt=\"A childcare provider building with wooden blocks alongside two young children at a classroom table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b2380 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79b2380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854d2ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"854d2ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#more-news\">Latest News \u203a<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76de7e2 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-right elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"76de7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2304 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-development category-on_demand category-wkshop tag-before-you-sign-a-lease tag-city-of-montgomery tag-entrepreneurship tag-inspections-department tag-training tag-workshop tag-zoning\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/before-you-sign-a-lease\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-You-Sign-The-Lease-Banner-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-You-Sign-The-Lease-Banner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-You-Sign-The-Lease-Banner-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-You-Sign-The-Lease-Banner-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-You-Sign-The-Lease-Banner-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Before-You-Sign-The-Lease-Banner.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/before-you-sign-a-lease\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBefore You Sign A Lease\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1932 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-legacy-edition tag-networking-event tag-small-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/small-business-mixer-legacy-edition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/small-business-mixer-legacy-edition\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Mixer: Legacy Edition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 24, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-development category-wkshop\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/ai-actually-lunch-learn\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI-Actually-Banner-1-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1947\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI-Actually-Banner-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI-Actually-Banner-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI-Actually-Banner-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI-Actually-Banner-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AI-Actually-Banner-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/ai-actually-lunch-learn\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAI Actually: Lunch &#038; Learn\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-3b category-networking\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/business-beards-bourbon\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/business-beards-bourbon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBusiness, Beards, &amp; Bourbon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 5, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1489 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-health-wellness tag-networking-event tag-small-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/small-business-mixer-health-wellness-edition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/small-business-mixer-health-wellness-edition\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Mixer: Health &amp; Wellness Edition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 24, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1420 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/elementor-1420\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHoliday Market Ready\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 11, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847ebad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"847ebad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"funding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a304b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a304b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2ac0b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2ac0b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grants &amp; Funding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f1a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04f1a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/category\/grants-funding\/\">All funding news \u203a<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83decc5 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"83decc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3067 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-funding\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-care-to-grow-a-5000-grant-for-early-childcare-centers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3016\" alt=\"A childcare provider building with wooden blocks alongside two young children at a classroom table\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/care-to-grow-hero-wide.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-care-to-grow-a-5000-grant-for-early-childcare-centers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNow Open: Care to Grow, a $5,000 Grant for Early Childcare Centers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Deadline October 22, 2026. One established early childcare center in the City of Montgomery will receive a $5,000 grant to put its growth plan into action.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-care-to-grow-a-5000-grant-for-early-childcare-centers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Now Open: Care to Grow, a $5,000 Grant for Early Childcare Centers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLearn more &amp; apply \u203a\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3066 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-funding\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-food-truck-pitch-competition-6000-in-business-growth-awards\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/food-truck-hero-wide-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3043\" alt=\"Montgomery food truck owner serving a customer at sunset with the Alabama State Capitol in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/food-truck-hero-wide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/food-truck-hero-wide-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/food-truck-hero-wide-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/food-truck-hero-wide-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/food-truck-hero-wide.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-food-truck-pitch-competition-6000-in-business-growth-awards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNow Open: Food Truck Pitch Competition, $6,000 in Business Growth Awards\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Deadline October 5, 2026. Food Truck operators with a current City of Montgomery Business license can compete for $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 awards.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/now-open-food-truck-pitch-competition-6000-in-business-growth-awards\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Now Open: Food Truck Pitch Competition, $6,000 in Business Growth Awards\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tLearn more &amp; apply \u203a\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b49ca2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b49ca2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"events\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a026342 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a026342\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7267795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7267795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c1b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7c1b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/events\/\">Full calendar \u203a<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34119ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-the-events-calendar-addon\" data-id=\"34119ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the-events-calendar-addon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!------Events list Template 1.8.1------><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n[{\"@context\":\"http:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Event\",\"name\":\"Plate &#038; Permit: Food Truck Accelerator\",\"description\":\"&lt;p&gt;Plate &amp; Permit: Food Truck Accelerator is a five-day SBOSS Montgomery intensive for current and aspiring food truck and restaurant owners. 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Learn City and County permitting requirements, health and safety regulations, business planning, operating locations, and marketing. September 21\u201325 at Dream Makers Studio. Applications close September 10.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-cost\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ectbe-icon\"><i class=\"ectbe-icon-ticket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ectbe-rate\">$100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-more-box\"><a class=\"ectbe-evt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/plate-permit-food-truck-accelerator\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-2918\" class=\"ectbe-inner-wrapper ectbe-featured-event\"><div class=\"ectbe-date-area\">\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-day\">21<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-mo\">September<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-yr\">2026<\/span>\n                                <\/div><div class=\"ectbe-content-box\"><div class=\"ectbe-ev-cate\"><ul class=\"ectbe-evt-category\"><li class=\"ectbe-each-cate\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/events\/category\/cohorts\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cohorts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-title\"><a class=\"ectbe-evt-url\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/one-week-daycare-intensive\/\">One-Week Daycare Intensive<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-time\"><i class=\"ectbe-icon-clock\"><\/i>5:30 pm - 7:00 pm<\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-description\"><p>The SBOSS Montgomery One-Week Daycare Intensive is a five-day cohort for current, aspiring, and home-based child care providers in the City of Montgomery and Montgomery County. Move from home-based to licensed and compete for a $5,000 Technical Assistance Grant. September 21\u201325 at Dream Makers Studio. Applications close September 10.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-cost\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ectbe-icon\"><i class=\"ectbe-icon-ticket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ectbe-rate\">$100<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-more-box\"><a class=\"ectbe-evt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/one-week-daycare-intensive\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-2945\" class=\"ectbe-inner-wrapper ectbe-simple-event\"><div class=\"ectbe-date-area\">\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-day\">24<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-mo\">September<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-yr\">2026<\/span>\n                                <\/div><div class=\"ectbe-content-box\"><div class=\"ectbe-ev-cate\"><ul class=\"ectbe-evt-category\"><li class=\"ectbe-each-cate\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/events\/category\/workshops-training\/\" rel=\"tag\">Workshops &amp; Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-title\"><a class=\"ectbe-evt-url\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/disaster-preparedness-for-small-business-2\/\">Disaster Preparedness for Small Business<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-time\"><i class=\"ectbe-icon-clock\"><\/i>10:00 am - 11:00 am<\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-description\"><p>Disaster Preparedness for Small Business is a free virtual workshop for Montgomery-area small business owners, hosted by REACH Women\u2019s Business Center, an SBOSS Montgomery resource partner. Learn how to identify the risks inside your own operation, build a straightforward emergency plan, protect the records and data your business runs on, and get back up and running quickly after severe weather, power outages, cyberattacks, or supply disruptions. September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM CDT. No fee.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-cost\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ectbe-icon\"><i class=\"ectbe-icon-ticket\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ectbe-rate\">Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-more-box\"><a class=\"ectbe-evt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/disaster-preparedness-for-small-business-2\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-2922\" class=\"ectbe-inner-wrapper ectbe-simple-event\"><div class=\"ectbe-date-area\">\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-day\">30<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-mo\">September<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"ectbe-ev-yr\">2026<\/span>\n                                <\/div><div class=\"ectbe-content-box\"><div class=\"ectbe-ev-cate\"><ul class=\"ectbe-evt-category\"><li class=\"ectbe-each-cate\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/events\/category\/workshops-training\/\" rel=\"tag\">Workshops &amp; Training<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-title\"><a class=\"ectbe-evt-url\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/event\/lets-talk-shop-salon-edition\/\">Let\u2019s Talk Shop: Salon Edition<\/a><\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-time\"><i class=\"ectbe-icon-clock\"><\/i>10:00 am - 11:00 am<\/div><div class=\"ectbe-evt-description\"><p>Let\u2019s Talk Shop: Salon Edition is a virtual conversation for current and aspiring salon owners, hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, and beauty professionals. Featuring Sherian McGhee of Rainy Expressions and Kanecia Davis of Klassy Kutz on daily operations, building clientele, marketing and branding, and the transition from beauty professional to business owner. 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elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/category\/networking\/scsw\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Strong Coffee, Strong Women<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/category\/development\/think-tank\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Next Level Think Tank<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/programs\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Forum After 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402bdf0 elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"402bdf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:24,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1932 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-legacy-edition tag-networking-event tag-small-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/small-business-mixer-legacy-edition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mixer-Banner-1-1536x864.png 1536w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Business-Beards-Bourbon-2160-x-1080-px-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/business-beards-bourbon\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBusiness, Beards, &amp; Bourbon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 5, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1489 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-health-wellness tag-networking-event tag-small-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/small-business-mixer-health-wellness-edition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/November-Cover-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium 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2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1310 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-networking-event tag-small-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/sbm-finance\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-768x614.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0W4A1287C-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/sbm-finance\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Mixer: Finance &#038; Accounting Edition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 16, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>October Small Business Mixer: Finance &amp; Accounting Edition Date: October 15, 2025 The October Small Business Mixer turned<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1180 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-development category-think-tank\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/think-tank-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/747A3853C-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1238\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/747A3853C-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/747A3853C-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/747A3853C-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/747A3853C-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/747A3853C-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/06\/think-tank-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThink Tank II\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 6, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>NEXT LEVEL THINK TANK II: RECAP Date: September 30, 2025 The September 30th Think Tank brought together aspiring<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-networking-event tag-small-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/small-business-mixer-education-edition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0W4A0052C-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0W4A0052C-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0W4A0052C-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0W4A0052C-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0W4A0052C-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0W4A0052C-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/small-business-mixer-education-edition\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Mixer: Education Edition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 26, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>September Small Business Mixer: Education Edition Date: September 24, 2025 On September 24th, the Montgomery Small Business One<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1034 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers tag-hbcugreek tag-small-business-mixer tag-tech\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/elementor-1034\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-Greek-Mixer-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/elementor-1034\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Mixer: Tech &amp; HBCU Greek Edition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 3, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The 2025 Small Business Mixer lit up Vanguard Social House on August 27, bringing together more than 100\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-927 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-small-business-awards tag-mgm-small-business-award25\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/2025sba\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" 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class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/25\/2025sba\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Awards 2025\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 25, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>2025 Small Business Awards The Capital of Small Business Growth in Alabama Date: August 22, 2025 On Friday,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-she-eo\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/she-eo-the-power-of-we\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0W4A0466C-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0W4A0466C-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0W4A0466C-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0W4A0466C-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0W4A0466C-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0W4A0466C.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/she-eo-the-power-of-we\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSHE-EO: The Power of We\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 23, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>SHE-EO Bold Women, Bright Futures, The Power of We Women&#8217;s History Month Luncheon Date: May 3, 2025 The<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-565 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-networking category-mixers\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/small-business-mixer-retail-ecommerce-ii\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-1920-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-1920-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-1920-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-1920-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-1920-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/May-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sbossmgm.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/small-business-mixer-retail-ecommerce-ii\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmall Business Mixer: Retail &amp; Ecommerce II\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 23, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>May Small Business Mixer: 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