Alabama’s Collaborative Approach to Startup Growth
Presented by Innovate Alabama
Featuring Olumuyiwa Aladebumoye, Co-founder and COO, Smartwiz; Audrey Hodges, Director of communications and talent, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama; Charlie Pond, Executive director, SSBCI + Innovate Alabama and Angela Smith, Senior project manager-technology, Alabama Department of Commerce
Moderated by Abigail Bassett, Inc. Custom Studio
Presented by Innovate Alabama
What does it look like when state and regional partners coordinate to meet the evolving needs of founders? This session explores Alabama’s ecosystem of workforce initiatives, capital programs, and entrepreneur support services, and how these collaborative efforts influence company growth. You’ll hear from ecosystem leaders and founders who have navigated the state’s resources and the factors that shaped their decision to build in Alabama versus other markets.
