Hey folks! Have you heard there’s this Innovation Conference happening August 23rd in Birmingham? If you haven’t bought a ticket yet, do it. I’ll be there, and I think it’s worth it. Here’s why: Meet really smart, risk-taking people. If you’re starting a company, you want to know these people. They are going to be […]
One of the most frustrating things about startup competitions is being rejected. But it’s not because of the fact that you were told no. Rather, it’s because it’s so hard to get any lessons out of it! In my experience, having submitted to a number of competitions, the rejection usually comes in the form of […]
Hello Alabama Entrepreneurs! We are excited that the next round of the Alabama Launchpad Startup competition is open! Deadline to apply is September 14th, so you have time… but with $200,000 on the line, I’d also suggest you get moving. Every Friday, we will be posting what we hope are helpful tips that you can […]
As 2016 – the tenth year of Alabama Launchpad – comes to a close, the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama team is focused on the next decade. Ecosystems for supporting entrepreneurs are evolving all across the state. This is exciting news and creates tremendous opportunities for local and state advocates to partner and bring more […]
For Alabama Launchpad’s 10-year anniversary celebration, the Launchpad team asked supporters, competition winners, former judges and others to choose words that best describe what 10 years of Launchpad mean to them. We had words such as connecting, growth, ideas and moving forward. One of our latest contributions to the 10-year anniversary fun is “Making It […]
For budding entrepreneurs, starting a company can be an isolated endeavor, full of unknowns and risks. A look at the survival rates of new businesses show that startups need all the help they can get. According to the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, about half of new establishments survive five years or more and […]
The year was 2006. Social networking service Twitter was introduced to the world, and Google bought YouTube, the video sharing website. It was also the year that Alabama Launchpad started as a three-year pilot. Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, is very different today than what its founding board imagined. […]
March marks the start of Women’s History Month, a time reserved in which women’s achievements and contributions to this nation are highlighted and celebrated. This month as we look back and remember the great women of the past such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a New York social activist, abolitionist and a leading figure in the […]
When I was a child, my parents often spoke with a reverent tone about the rocket scientists in Alabama. It was a source of pride for Alabamians even though most of us had never met any of them. I personally did not meet one until 2014, when Dr. Edwin Ethridge was nominated for one of […]
Across Alabama, people are taking leaps in ingenuity and creativity to come up with new ways to produce a product or solution to meet a need. Alabama Launchpad, a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, is on a mission through the Alabama Innovation Awards to celebrate this innovation in the state, no matter […]
