The Urban Community Newsletter is a monthly newsletter that features startup stories with Startup of the Month, massive professional development experiences with Humanoids of Huntsville, and a dynamic showcase of our greater impact in other hyper-local communities to reflect the innovation movement and startup growth ecosystem that fuels the Urban Engine economy.
The Urban Engine team loves this question.
We rarely hear the same answer twice.
After asking hundreds of people how they ended up at Urban Engine we began to realize the dynamic impact our work has on the communities we serve. So, we started to capture the stories of people in our networks and the unique ways our programs and resources have made a difference in their entrepreneurial journey. Thus, The Collective Ambition was born.
The Collective Ambition™ is Urban Engine’s central hub of impact stories. It is our collection of the notable people and ideas that inspire us to spark, fuel and ignite the next generation of visionaries through our community programming. You will find features of founders and their startup stories with a focus on how their professional developments make an impact in their local cities. Experience the waves of transformation these motivational influencers have stormed through their hard work.
In the Urban Engine podcast, we discuss entrepreneurship and success. We interview local entrepreneurs in Alabama and the South, discuss how to succeed, and how to propel your idea forward.
In episode #20 of the podcast, the team discusses the importance of having grit and what it means to possess that trait.
Read More“I feel like we’re the poster child for what Urban Engine really is about – propelling those ideas forward,” LJ says. “Dustin (Poisson) had an idea and then he went and found a group of people who could help him accomplish his goals.”
That entrepreneurial spirit, LJ says, comes directly from his grandfather, Lawrence Jeremiah (the First). And the organizational know-how is a product of his dad, Lawrence Jeremiah (the Second). Together, those different traits add up to LJ, or Lawrence Jeremiah the Third.
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The Rocket City is known for its high-tech, digital-driven businesses and engineering.
But, if you’re a woman in those industries, there are challenges that male counterparts don’t have to face.
So, Urban Engine Executive Director Toni Eberhart stepped in to help women answer those challenges with a panel discussion called “Her-Story.”
Read the full story in the Huntsville Business Journal.
Looking around this cafeteria, a familiar scene is unfolding at New Century Technology High School. Students gathered and chatting in groups, huddling over computers and phones… But look again. These are no ordinary high school students. These kids are presenting their school projects during the third annual STEM Showcase.
Watch the videos on WHNT.com.
n episode #19 of the podcast, the team is joined by Michael Carroll, Lacey Reinoehl, and Jarrod Parkes to discuss mobile app development and solutions. The conversation discusses common options and features in app design, and covers the importance of determining scope of work and managing
expectations with the customer desiring the app
in episode 18 of the Urban Engine Podcast, the team talks with John Thornton about the Business Assistant Microloan via The Catalyst Center.
Brandon Kruse and Trey Sharp joins the conversation providing their insight and experience into the mechanics of selling a business.
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Click to watch the video on WHNT.com.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - March is Women's History Month and one organization in Huntsville is celebrating all month long with a series of events that celebrate the women making tech history.
Read the full story on WHNT.com.
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Urban Engine is a nonprofit organization that propels the growth of North Alabama’s economy and accelerate STEAM innovation by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community.
Pledge to the Mission
We aim to propel the growth of Alabama’s economy by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs and established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community. Since 2015, Urban Engine has thrived with the collective ambition of more than 2,500 dynamic members of the community. We are people with big dreams and contagious energy who are dedicated to the development of building startup hubs through ideation acceleration. Urban Engine activates its mission by offering over 150 free innovation education events every year, including CoWorking Night™, 32/10 Business Leadership Series™, and OpenHuntsville™ — all of which are known as free community programs that focus on supporting high-growth technology startups, professional workforce development, and innovation competitions.
With your support, we can refuel the Rocket City like never before.
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