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TechBirmingham Annual Meeting presentation - March 2007
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2007 Annual Meeting& Fundraiser
Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future
2007 Annual Meeting& Fundraiser
Four Years Down…MORE to Go!
Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future
Who is TechBirmingham?
• Mission Statement:– “Formed to lead, support, and coordinate the start-up,
attraction, growth, retention, and expansion of
technology-based businesses, investments, add jobs
for the Birmingham metropolitan region”
• Aligned with…
…among others
New Corporate Sponsors ~ 2006
• HRH
• Brighthouse Networks
• Softech Development
• J.H. Berry & Gilbert
• Savela Solutions
• ITAC Solutions
• InLine
• Hire Technologies
• CheckPoint Solutions
• Cisco Systems
• CITRIX
• Microsoft
• Dell
• Southern Network
Services
• TEK Systems
Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future
Alabama-India TechVenture
Purpose of the TechVenture
Alabama-based angel investors will visit India
to seek operating, proven tech-based
businesses with an established market but
no penetration into the USA
Moderate investments will be made to
establish new Alabama HQ’s with
sales/marketing for these tech companies
Alabama-India TechVenture
USA USANew Delhi HyderabadNew DelhiBangalore Agra
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday WednesdayFridayThursday
Cross Border Growth = Alabama
• Becoming Multinational
• Increased Market Opportunities
• Leveraging Indian Cost Advantage
• Valuation on Exit
• Cultural Fit / High-Context
• Availability of Angel Funds in Alabama
Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future
Entrepreneurism
#3 Hot City for Entrepreneurs
Our Startup Ecosystem
• Business Incubation / Startup Assistance
• Economic Development
• Technology User Groups
• Technology Centers / Research Institutions
• Venture Capital Funding Sources
• Workforce Development and Tech Education
Innovation Depot ~ the downtown incubator
• Combining the Entrepreneurial Center
and UAB’s OADI @ old Sears Building
• $12M+ Project
• <12 blocks vs. ~9 miles from UAB
Innovation Depot ~ the downtown incubator
Innovation Depot ~ the downtown incubator
ONB UnTapped Seminar
Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future
2006 Projects
Miscellaneous Accomplishments
• Startup consultations and resume/relocation review sessions
• Monthly TechFriday breakfast meetings– New Horizons & Athena
• EDPA Innovation Survey
• IBM laptop donations to Vulcan Park
• Computers for neighborhood presidents– Jack Henry & Associates & Community Computers
Miscellaneous Accomplishments
• Chamber’s B.I.G. Trip
• Cool Communities Task Force adoption of CHANGE campaign for YP recruitment
• Shelby County’s “virtual incubator” program
• Earned media attention– BBJ, Birmingham News, Technology Alabama
• BioTek Works– Heritage Center & BAA
“The” DB of Tech Companies
Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
Southeast Venture Capital Forum
Community Engagement
National Math Bee
Computer Learning Centers
• Center for Urban
Missions
• Empowerment, Inc.
• Partners in Neighborhood Growth
• The Heritage Center
• Jefferson County Library Cooperative
WiFi Cities
• 325 Hotspots at BhamWiFi.com
• Top US Rankings for Free WiFi– Birmingham #12
– Hoover #27
– Homewood #44
• Linn Park, free WiFi hotzone
Urban Reversi, a TechWalk game
TeleWork seminar with UAB
BarCampBirmingham
Angelbeat Wireless Conference
GeoCaching @ Moss Rock Festival
Birmingham TechCouncil• Alabama Information Technology
Association (AITA)
• Alabama Small & Medium Business User Group (ASMBUG)
• Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP), Birmingham Alabama Chapter
• Biotechnology Association of Alabama (BAA)
• Birmingham .Net Users Group
• Birmingham Area Linux Users Group (BALU)
• Birmingham Chapter of InfraGard
• Birmingham Microsoft Management Users Group (BMMUG)
• Birmingham Software Developer Association (BSDA)
• Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), Greater Birmingham Chapter
• International Association of Microsoft Certified Partners (IAMCP), Deep South Chapter
• Internet Professionals Society of Alabama (ipsa)
• Magic City Java User's Group (MCJUG)
• Magic City Technology Council
• PMI Birmingham
• Rubyham
• TechBirmingham
• UAB Game Developers Club (GameDev)
• University Macintosh User's Group
• VMware Users Group
TechMixer
Your Lifestyle, Your Mind, Your Future
Stay Informed About Birmingham’s Tech Economy by
signing up for our monthly e-newsletter at
www.TechBirmingham.comOther URLs to visit:
TechMixer.org / EcyclingDay.orgBhamWIFI.com / TechWalk.org