The Birmingham Venture Club is an association of business professionals who seek to increase the amount and quality of venture capital-related activities in the Birmingham area. Join the Birmingham Venture Club today for opportunities to gain visibility through our expert advice for our members.

Reminder! Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Nominations Now Open!

We are now accepting nominations for our 7th class of the Entrepreneur Accelerator Program. To download an application, click here. Deadline for nominations is Friday, September 3, and the class members will be announced at our next luncheon on September 23rd. For more information about this excellent program for high-growth entrepreneurs, click here. 

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Free Membership Mixer:

Interested in networking with proven, high-growth entrepreneurs and other important members of Birmingham’s venture capital community? Then be sure to join us for the following membership mixer!

October 7 @ Burr & Forman
This was our biggest mixer in 2009! Join us again for this exclusive, members-only mixer sponsored by Burr & Forman. The event will be from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at Burr & Forman (420 N. 20th Street, Suite 3400, Bham AL 35203). Parking is located on the street and in the BPA parking deck directly across from the Wachovia Tower. Registration deadline is Friday, October 1. Click here to register!  

New Policy and Message from the Board of Directors:

Members and non-members that register after the published registration deadline will incur an additional $10 late fee. This includes walk up registration. Your timely pre-registration for our meetings helps us produce meetings that our members can be proud of!

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Introducing Our Second Video Member Profile!

Thanks to Stasi Bara of See it Productions and Scott Ferguson of ChartCapture for their generous sponsorship and production of the Birmingham Venture Club’s new Video Member Profile. Our first profile featured the creator of our club’s new logo and tagline – Always Starting Something - Francis Hare, High Commander of Hare Communications.

Here's our second profile featuring Entrepreneur Accelerator Program graduate and Venture Club board member Amy Bailey. The founder and publisher of MyScoop Media, Bailey is Birmingham's own "fashionista" whose fashion and communications based company now spans three states. Watch the video to hear what Bailey has to say:

Expert Advice Column

 Rethinking Motivation

Richard Wallace, Managing Director, Organizational Success Management

Most business leaders have lost sight of what motivates people at work. In fact, some companies haven’t updated their management practices in years, which means they’re incapable of creating high-performance teams. Click here for full article