BESSEMER BUSINESS CENTER

Jason Steward Enterprises
Jason Steward Enterprises (JSE) provides abandoned vehicle lien sale document preparation services for service providers in the automotive field that are seeking to recoup repair expenses from delinquent customers. JSE prepares paperwork, according to Alabama law, that will allow automotive repair businesses the option of legally selling vehicles that have been repaired but abandoned by the owner.  JSE is paid a flat fee dependent on the quantity ordered per client with multi vehicle discounts applied. The market for the business includes independent automotive repair shops, dealerships, etc.
Entrepreneur: Jason Steward
Manager (Bessemer Location): Regina Moore
Phone: 205.426.7712
Toll Free: 888.512.8809
Website: www.salethisvehicle.com

Corporate Facilities Management, LLC
Corporate Facilities Management, LLC. Is a commercial operations and maintenance company.  The company provides commercial janitorial services, commercial floor care programs and facility maintenance to industrial/manufacturing plants and commercial properties.  The company works as partners to commercial property managers and owners to maintain the appearance and upkeep of the company building(s).
Entrepreneur: Jay L. Spratling
Phone: 205.542.4551
Fax: 205.664.9653
Website: www.corporatecfm.com

Bradley Supply, LLC
Bradley Supply stocks and supplies electric heating cable to electrical contractors, plumbing contractors and larger manufacturing corporations. Electric heating cable is used to prevent water pipes from freezing and eventually bursting. It is applied to piping before insulation is installed and is energized during freezing to offset the heat lost through the insulation to the cold air. It is a requirement for many commercial and industrial installations of water piping, including commercial cooling towers, municipal water treatment facilities and sprinkler systems in paper mills and chemical plants.
Entrepreneur: Steve Bradley
Phone: 205.222.7477

Compliance Specialists
Compliance Specialists, a service sector firm, assists businesses in understanding and complying with environmental and governmental health and safety regulations. The firm, founded by Tom Barnes, conducts environmental audits, site assessments and job hazard analyses for Bessemer area businesses. CSI prepares the plans and assists in the implementation of programs designed to reduce health risks and avoid adverse environmental impact.
Entrepreneur: Tom Barnes
Phone: 205.481.2121

Edwards Service Company
Edwards Service Company is a service and repair company serving the supermarket and home improvement industries throughout the Southeastern United States. Edwards Service provides maintenance and repair services to equipment at the customers store locations.
Entrepreneurs: Drue D. Gravlee and Joe Yerby
Phone: 205.481.2070

Excel International
Excel International is a manufacturer and distributor of restaurant serving skillets, commercial broiler brushes and other kitchen items. The firm also aids in the design of these products according to customers' needs and specifications. The firm's main clients are national restaurant chains.
Entrepreneur: Fiona Ng
Phone: 205.428.0280

Financial Services
Financial Services specializes in providing credit repair assistance and credit counseling to individuals and companies. The business provides a detailed and successful program in helping people remove negative items from personal credit reports as well as providing those people with educational counseling on how to maintain proper credit, the purpose and use of credit ratings and scores and how to establish and re-establish a proper credit (debt) and equity mix.
Entrepreneur: Arthur Warning
Phone: 205.481.2089

Frazier Marketing Group, LLC
Frazier Marketing Group, LLC is an innovative marketing team headquartered in Bessemer , Alabama .  The firm specializes in packaging products and services that connect the customer with its target market. The marketing firm provides media buying, marketing, marketing plan development and implementation, business cards and logo development and newsletters and brochures.
Entrepreneur : Paige Frazier
Phone : 205.481.2029
www.fraziermarketinggroup.com

French and Associates
French and Associates, LLC. an insurance marketing business, provides supplemental Medicaid insurance to qualified, Medicaid recipients only. The business works as a subcontractor to the Medicaid branch of the United States government. The business serves clients throughout the Southeastern United States.
Entrepreneur: T. Lamont French
Phone: 205.481.2127

Southeast Cancer Network
Southeast Cancer Network is a firm specializing in outpatient care for cancer patients. The start-up concern hopes to establish a network of medical and radiation oncology cancer treatment centers throughout the southeast portion of the United States. All administration and some medical duties will be coordinated through the Business Center.
Entrepreneur: Area based physicians.
Phone: 205.366.9920

TriNova, Inc.
TriNova, Incorporated currently represents fourteen manufacturers providing engineering assistance, sales and service for instrumentation, valves and air dryers for industrial applications. Their instruments cover a broad range of measurement including flow, temperature, level, weight, pressure, pH, conductivity, oxygen, and other gases. The dryers and filters are found in all industrial plants for removing moisture and oil from pipes and compressors they are also found in hospitals for breathing air and oxygen.
Entrepreneur: Michael Black
Phone: 426.0494

The Trinity Design Group
Trinity Design Group Mission Statement
TDG, a Minority Business Enterprise is committed to:

• Offering integrated supply chain solutions in point-of-purchase, packaging and fulfillment to our client partners
• Social Responsibility…focused on empowering our citizens, our communities and strengthening our environment
• Please refer to the company website for further details.

Markets

• Food & Beverage
• Home Furnishings
• Cosmetics
• Foot Wear
• Retail
• Automotive
• Electronics
• Apparel
• Health & Beauty
• Craft Industry

Entrepreneur: Fernando Valentin
Phone: 678.361.8996
www.thetrinitydesigngroup.com

Vision Beauty Distribution
Vision Beauty Distributors is a full service wet and dry hair care and beauty aid wholesaler. The business specializes in providing hair care and beauty aids to the African-American market. The business service area includes the 11 state southeastern USA.
Entrepreneur: Jeffrey Simmons
Phone: 205.567.3397

Wylie Systems
Wylie systems is recognized as the world's most experienced crane safety instrumentation manufacturer. Its reputation for quality build and responsive after-sales service, combined with its exceptional level of technological excellence has earned Wylie worldwide respect amongst major crane manufacturers and operators. The product range provided by the company includes: Crane Safe Load Indicators, Knuckleboom Indicators, Telescopic Handler Indicator, Winch Load and Payout Measurement, Offshore Crane Safe Load Indicator, Weighlink Underhood Weigher.

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Global Medicare Marketing, LLC
Global Medicare Marketing, LLC is an insurance marketing business that provides Medicaid insurance ot qualified, Medicaid recipients only.  The business works as a subcontractor to the Medicaid branch of the United States government.  The business serves clients throughout the Southeastern United States.
Entrepreneur: T. Lamont French
Phone: 205.481.4949

Continuing Education Resources, Inc.
Continuing Education Resources, Inc. is a continuing education and pre-licensing provider available to fulfill the need for quality comprehensive insurance and risk management education with practical value.  CER, Inc. is committed to help its clients better understand their roles to succeed in the insurance and financial arena through Continuing Education courses that satisfy the requirement set forth by the State of Alabama Department of Insurance for licensees.

CER, Inc. Pre-licensing program is designed to assist students in passing the State L&H and P&C Examinations regardless of an individual’s prior experience or educational level.
Entrepreneur:  Donna Jones
Phone:  205.966.0535
www.cerinsurance.com

Carpenter’s of Bessemer, Inc.
Carpenter’s of Bessemer is a full service general contracting/construction business. The business’ service area is the Birmingham Metropolitan area (7 counties). The company provides “turn key” contracting services in the roofing, construction, flooring industries, etc.
Entrepreneur: Ronnie Arnett
Phone: 205.428.1380

KSW Systems
KSW Systems, Inc. provides a wide range of computer hardware, software and technical support solutions to its clients. The business is also a certified sales/support partner with IBM. KSW Systems also provides web page design and support and customized accounting software products for its clients.
Entrepreneur: Teresa Kelley, Lee Scott and Steve Wickert
Phone: 481.2104

Metals & Materials Engineers
Metals and Materials Engineering, LLC., an engineering consulting and materials testing laboratory, primarily serves the automotive industry. The services provided by the laboratory will include materials testing, failure analysis and metallurgical consulting. While the primary industry served will be the automotive industry, the services can be applied to the transportation, aerospace, industrial, general manufacturing and the legal community.
Entrepreneur: Thomas Ackerson, P.E.
Phone: 205.267.3003

Sew Blessed
Sewblessed designs and manufactures children's clothing. The firm specializes in made to order children's clothing for customers in the southeast and northeast. The business will extend it product offerings across the USA by January of 2007.
Entrepreneur : Lauren Hood
Phone : 205.739.0526 and 205.586.8084

The People’s Bank
The People’s Bank is a full service financial organization providing personal, small business, commercial and financial services.
Manager:  David Darby
Phone:   205.665.3361

Warren Striping and Asphalt Construction
Warren Striping and Asphalt Construction, Inc. provides road striping and asphalt area preparation. The business provides services for commercial and residential customers, with the bulk of revenues coming from commercial accounts. The business’ current service area includes the entire Birmingham and Montgomery metropolitan statistical areas.
Entrepreneur: Manuel Warren
Phone: 205.481.4939