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

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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

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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

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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

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