Ignite and Thrive: Small Business Week
WBRC 6 News
[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.840', 'text': 'Thank you, Destiny. Small Business Week'}, {'start': '1.839', 'end': '6.160', 'text': 'is next week and it kicks off in'}, {'start': '3.840', 'end': '9.120', 'text': 'Birmingham with a free event called'}, {'start': '6.160', 'end': '11.040', 'text': "Ignite and Thrive. It's open to everyone"}, {'start': '9.120', 'end': '13.200', 'text': 'focusing on helping local businesses'}, {'start': '11.040', 'end': '14.719', 'text': 'grow and succeed. Russell Jones joins us'}, {'start': '13.200', 'end': '16.880', 'text': 'live with what we can expect from this.'}, {'start': '14.719', 'end': '18.320', 'text': 'Hey, Russell.'}, {'start': '16.880', 'end': '20.240', 'text': 'Hey, good morning. Yeah, Janice, the'}, {'start': '18.320', 'end': '21.680', 'text': "more I hear about this event, I'm"}, {'start': '20.240', 'end': '23.439', 'text': 'getting really excited for it. Yeah,'}, {'start': '21.680', 'end': '26.000', 'text': "we're here at the Carver Theater. They"}, {'start': '23.439', 'end': '28.560', 'text': 'got a lot happening this Sunday. We got'}, {'start': '26.000', 'end': '30.400', 'text': 'my man here, Corante Hower, the senior'}, {'start': '28.560', 'end': '32.960', 'text': 'deputy director. Yes. For the city of'}, {'start': '30.400', 'end': '35.040', 'text': "Birmingham, y'all got a lot going on to"}, {'start': '32.960', 'end': '36.719', 'text': 'kick off Small Business Week. Yes. A lot'}, {'start': '35.040', 'end': '39.280', 'text': "going on. We're excited about it. We"}, {'start': '36.719', 'end': '41.200', 'text': 'kick off this Sunday with Sunday Funday.'}, {'start': '39.280', 'end': '43.200', 'text': 'A lot of local Birmingham artists here,'}, {'start': '41.200', 'end': '44.640', 'text': 'Sherry Reeves, Connection Band, many'}, {'start': '43.200', 'end': '47.039', 'text': 'others. And then we headline it with'}, {'start': '44.640', 'end': '49.120', 'text': "Calvin Richardson. It's all free. Free."}, {'start': '47.039', 'end': '51.039', 'text': 'Yes, we like free. Yes. All free. Sunday'}, {'start': '49.120', 'end': '52.559', 'text': 'starts at 12:00, go all the way until'}, {'start': '51.039', 'end': '54.320', 'text': "7:00. There's a workout class. There's"}, {'start': '52.559', 'end': '56.000', 'text': 'all kind of stuff going on. Bring your'}, {'start': '54.320', 'end': '57.920', 'text': 'family, bring your lawn chairs, free'}, {'start': '56.000', 'end': '59.680', 'text': 'event to kick off and celebrate small'}, {'start': '57.920', 'end': '60.960', 'text': 'businesses. So, we just have to show up.'}, {'start': '59.680', 'end': '62.559', 'text': 'Just have to show up. All right. Well,'}, {'start': '60.960', 'end': '64.479', 'text': 'let me ask you, why is it so important'}, {'start': '62.559', 'end': '66.720', 'text': 'for you guys to kick off Small Business'}, {'start': '64.479', 'end': '68.560', 'text': 'Week like this with such a huge day?'}, {'start': '66.720', 'end': '70.720', 'text': 'Absolutely. Small businesses need to be'}, {'start': '68.560', 'end': '72.479', 'text': 'celebrated, right? We talk about support'}, {'start': '70.720', 'end': '74.320', 'text': "and that's great and they need that as"}, {'start': '72.479', 'end': '76.080', 'text': 'well, but we want to celebrate small'}, {'start': '74.320', 'end': '78.320', 'text': 'business. So, this gives them time.'}, {'start': '76.080', 'end': '80.080', 'text': 'Bring their family out, relax with us.'}, {'start': '78.320', 'end': '81.840', 'text': 'Great partners like Urban Impact who'}, {'start': '80.080', 'end': '83.280', 'text': "help us put this together. They're in"}, {'start': '81.840', 'end': '85.040', 'text': 'the community so they know what these'}, {'start': '83.280', 'end': '87.439', 'text': 'small businesses need. We just want a'}, {'start': '85.040', 'end': '90.400', 'text': 'time of fun celebration before we kick'}, {'start': '87.439', 'end': '93.119', 'text': 'off a long week of activity that really'}, {'start': '90.400', 'end': '94.880', 'text': 'supports small businesses. What can uh'}, {'start': '93.119', 'end': '96.720', 'text': 'what can a lot of small businesses that'}, {'start': '94.880', 'end': '98.479', 'text': 'are successful in a city, what can that'}, {'start': '96.720', 'end': '100.479', 'text': 'do for the community, for the economy?'}, {'start': '98.479', 'end': '101.960', 'text': "Oh man, it it's everything. It provides"}, {'start': '100.479', 'end': '103.759', 'text': 'jobs. It provides neighborhood'}, {'start': '101.960', 'end': '105.200', 'text': 'revitalization. You know, a lot of small'}, {'start': '103.759', 'end': '106.880', 'text': 'business that we go to are very'}, {'start': '105.200', 'end': '108.560', 'text': "nostalgic, right? It's not only"}, {'start': '106.880', 'end': '110.240', 'text': 'providing a space for us to meet, but'}, {'start': '108.560', 'end': '112.479', 'text': "it's like, man, I remember as a child"}, {'start': '110.240', 'end': '114.720', 'text': 'going here. And so small businesses'}, {'start': '112.479', 'end': '116.240', 'text': 'really bring vibrancy to the community.'}, {'start': '114.720', 'end': '117.840', 'text': "All right. Now, it's not just Sunday,"}, {'start': '116.240', 'end': '119.520', 'text': 'though. I mean, we got a whole thing'}, {'start': '117.840', 'end': '121.119', 'text': 'coming up next week. Can you tell us'}, {'start': '119.520', 'end': '123.360', 'text': "about it? Absolutely. I mean, it's a"}, {'start': '121.119', 'end': '125.680', 'text': 'week full of activity, but I want you'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '128.000', 'text': 'guys to focus on really doing business'}, {'start': '125.680', 'end': '129.920', 'text': "in Birmingham. We're going to have"}, {'start': '128.000', 'end': '131.680', 'text': 'everybody out from our major departments'}, {'start': '129.920', 'end': '133.440', 'text': 'in the city of Birmingham. Tax and'}, {'start': '131.680', 'end': '135.280', 'text': 'license talking about business license,'}, {'start': '133.440', 'end': '137.200', 'text': 'capital projects about real'}, {'start': '135.280', 'end': '138.640', 'text': 'opportunities. Procurement director'}, {'start': '137.200', 'end': '140.160', 'text': 'talking about the process. We got'}, {'start': '138.640', 'end': '142.000', 'text': 'accounts payable talking about how you'}, {'start': '140.160', 'end': '143.599', 'text': 'get paid. So if you want to do business'}, {'start': '142.000', 'end': '147.959', 'text': 'in the city of Birmingham and really and'}, {'start': '143.599', 'end': '150.480', 'text': 'beyond, come out on Friday. Go to'}, {'start': '147.959', 'end': '152.080', 'text': 'bhmup.com, register, see all the events'}, {'start': '150.480', 'end': '153.519', 'text': 'and come out. Make sure you have a good'}, {'start': '152.080', 'end': '154.879', 'text': 'time. Share it with another small'}, {'start': '153.519', 'end': '156.239', 'text': 'business owner as well. So this would be'}, {'start': '154.879', 'end': '158.080', 'text': "a good way for somebody that's maybe"}, {'start': '156.239', 'end': '160.000', 'text': 'considering opening up a business in'}, {'start': '158.080', 'end': '161.519', 'text': 'Birmingham to get the info they need to'}, {'start': '160.000', 'end': '163.040', 'text': "get that started. Absolutely. It's for"}, {'start': '161.519', 'end': '164.560', 'text': 'everybody. Those who are thinking about'}, {'start': '163.040', 'end': '166.319', 'text': 'starting a business, just started a'}, {'start': '164.560', 'end': '168.239', 'text': 'business, been in business for 10 years,'}, {'start': '166.319', 'end': '170.000', 'text': "been in business for 20 years. It's for"}, {'start': '168.239', 'end': '171.840', 'text': 'everybody. On Thursday, we have a legacy'}, {'start': '170.000', 'end': '173.440', 'text': "business celebration. So, we're going"}, {'start': '171.840', 'end': '174.959', 'text': 'from thinking about it all the way to'}, {'start': '173.440', 'end': '176.640', 'text': "people who've been uh operating for over"}, {'start': '174.959', 'end': '178.000', 'text': '50 years. All right. Real quick, what do'}, {'start': '176.640', 'end': '180.760', 'text': 'we need to know Sunday? Where do we go?'}, {'start': '178.000', 'end': '182.959', 'text': 'Where does it start? Yeah. So, go to'}, {'start': '180.760', 'end': '184.400', 'text': 'bhmup.com. It tells you everything you'}, {'start': '182.959', 'end': '186.000', 'text': 'need to know for every event that we'}, {'start': '184.400', 'end': '187.920', 'text': 'have. All right. And if uh the'}, {'start': '186.000', 'end': '190.480', 'text': "excitement is as much as you got, we're"}, {'start': '187.920', 'end': '192.519', 'text': "ready to go, man. Let's go. I love it."}, {'start': '190.480', 'end': '196.239', 'text': 'Reporting in Birmingham, Russell Jones,'}, {'start': '192.519', 'end': '196.239', 'text': 'WBRC6 News on your'}]