Concert Care, Innovation Depot Start-up, Opens Office in Liverpool, England.
Category: Business
The “Uberpreneur”
“Lottery? In Alabama…?”
44 states host lotteries and one of the remaining 6 is Alabama…
So, is Alabama behind the ball, or simply staying true to its southern values?
"We have not solved our funding crisis yet," -Gov. Bentleyhttps://t.co/ME5PrlcUqX
— Wade Cline (@wade_cline) July 27, 2016
Lets hear it! What do you think the state should do?
Take our 7 question survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J6VKKLG
Birmingham Startup Challenging San Francisco’s Multi-Billion Dollar “Instacart”
What if I told you that a 2 year old, Magic City born company is going head to head with a multi-billion dollar giant based out of the Silicon Valley?
Would you believe it?
See for yourself what the future “Silicon Valley” is producing.
“At first the company started selling in places where Instacart and other big entrants into the food delivery market weren’t.”
-Johnathan Shieber
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/27/shipt-raises-20-million-to-challenge-instacart-and-plants-a-flag-for-alabamas-startup-ecosystem/
Birmingham: Entrepreneurs Welcome!
I talk a lot about Birmingham’s innovation and enthusiasm for the startup community. Reason being, my experience with TechBirmingham and Innovation Depot. The things going on in the Southeast’s Silicon Valley are outstanding and sure to turn heads in other cities. The fire is in the Depot, and TechBirmingham is fueling it that much more.
WHERE Innovation Happens
Innovation has always been a messy business, a twisting path of colliding ideas and accidental discoveries. What has changed over time is not how we innovate but where we innovate.
-NYTimes
The Bham Way
What Unifies a Community?
There are many aspects involved when supporting something. Is it politics, or sports, or religious beliefs? Whatever “it” may be, supporting each other, as a community, ought to be a top priority.
“What Makes a Great App?”
You need to be looking at every pixel, every detail, every nook and cranny on how your user base interacts with your app, your brand and your customer service.
-Joshua Davidson
http://chopdawg.com/what-makes-great-app/?utm_content=bufferc7034&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Jonathan Nugent Joins BBA, Vice President of Innovation and Technology
Acknowledging the increased interest for technology company growth in Birmingham, the Birmingham Business Alliance adds Jonathan Nugent as V.P. of Innovation and Technology.
Mr. Nugent has over 20 years experience in technology companies and most recently was the director of Marketing for Health Professions at UAB. Mr. Nugent’s responsibilities include growth and development of new business with a heavy focus on emerging and early-stage research, development and technology companies.
“Technology and innovation is an emerging sector in our economy and connects to every industry in Birmingham,” he said. “With Jon serving as a knowledgeable connector between researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs and investors in that sector, Birmingham’s economy can reach its potential and beyond.
-Brian Hilson, CEO, Birmingham Business Alliance
ProctorU Has New CEO
Scott McFarland, named new CEO of ProctorU, a Birmingham based provider of remote test proctoring services.
“The last year has been one of tremendous growth for the company. As technology offers more opportunities and challenges in higher education, ProctorU will continue to improve, evolve and expand to best meet the needs of our partner institutions and commercial clients.”
-Scott McFarland
Previously he was the chief operating officer of a clinical communications platform called PerfectServe.
With 25 years of experience, he seems to be a perfect fit for the fast pace healthcare industry.
McDonald’s Giving Back
Fast food isn’t just about serving low cost food.
We’re delighted to sign a voluntary agreement with @BhamCityCouncil & @LisaTrickett41 to tackle litter in the city. pic.twitter.com/cR0feX2KQa
— McDonald's UK News (@McDonaldsUKNews) July 20, 2016
IllumiCare: A Medical Innovator
Modern healthcare is about more than medicine. Doctors and other caregivers have to be mindful of everything from treatment options, current lab results and radiation exposure to how much all of this is costing the hospital, clinic and patient.
Wouldn’t it be nice if somebody designed a product that makes it easier for healthcare providers to keep track of all those things?
Birmingham startup IllumiCare believes it has.
-Anna Johnson
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What’s Next Birmingham?
Innovation Week
August 19-28
The summer is always busy for Birmingham. Music festivals, tech conferences, hanging out in local breweries, shopping in Pepper Place’s multiple vendors. There is so much going on, you would think the city never sleeps. Well in fact, it does sleep, but while awake, its creating innovation like the city has never seen before. There ought to be a time to show case the opportunities Birmingham has and the magic it can produce for business to the millennial looking to move south.
Birmingham: Bursting with Potential
Birmingham is booming, but is it getting noticed? As a 21 year old native of the Birmingham area, I have seen a lot of change happen in mid Alabama suburbia from 280 construction, to new restaurants popping up, to the Grandview Hospital taking years to complete. It wasn’t until I started college at Samford University that I really noticed the metro city area.