Alabama University’s College of Business Administration is launching the Huntsville Startup Ventures. The initiative has been created by the school’s Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship (Ice) Lab.
Huntsville Startup Ventures will support startups born out of HotCoffee – short for Huntsville Open Tech Coffee – a bi-weekly networking event. That event itself also originated at the Ice Lab. The group’s aim will be to support startups and non-profits with administration, such as filing incorporation papers, securing permits and learning about legal requirements related to starting a business in Huntsville, nicknamed Rocket City, and wider Madison County.
Hunstville Startup Ventures is made up of Kellie Andrews, of the Hunstville Hub, Samantha Brinkley, founder of Rocket City HR, Benjamin Jarell, of Rocket City Lawyers specialising in startups, Ben Singleton, an accountant, as well as Maureen Vaughn, who offers administration services such as bookkeeping through Vaughn Accounting Services.
James Vaughn, who will be co-ordinating the group, said: “We want to make Huntsville the easiest place to start a business in the country. So what better way than to welcome entrepreneurs with a team of professionals ready to start them up so they can get on with business?”
