A Collaborative Partnership Among: Shoals Entrepreneurial Center University of North Alabama Shoals Chamber of Commerce Florence/Lauderdale Public Library Funded in part through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Partnerships and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative
Shoals Shift: Building a regional Digital Technology Cluster
Shoals Idea Audition October 11, 2017 38 applicants 150 in audience 30 presentations 5 finalists 1 winner
February 20, 2018 4 applicants 2 finalists $100,000 pre-seed funds awarded
Institute Fellows Match students to real world business projects Student application is a letter of interest and qualifications Student can apply the funds to tuition or take as income 18 Fellows to date
Stimulating students to take steps to innovation and entrepreneurship
Shoals Entrepreneurial Center Receives $997,150 POWER Grant for Shoals Shift Initiative August 2016
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi The $100,000 award, given once per biennium, recognizes one institution of higher learning for achievement in finding powerful answers to important local, regional, national or global challenges. Awardee will be announced May 21, 2018 The three institutions chosen as finalists are: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art University of North Alabama Western Michigan University
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