Singing River Trail Launch Tank February Newsletter Spot

Applications for the inaugural Singing River Trail Launch Tank business competition presented by the regional planning organization, Launch2035 are NOW OPEN. The Singing River Trail Launch Tank is a Shark Tank-style event for entrepreneurs in North Alabama.

If you’ve been sitting on a great idea for how to improve North Alabama – whether it be for the next amazing coffee shop, gift store, kayak rental or tech company - we encourage you to apply. Winners will receive up to $20,000 in cash in addition to resources from business support agencies from across the region.

This is the first time the region has come together to host this kind of event. Partners include Decatur-Morgan County Entrepreneurial Center, Urban Engine, Shoals Business Incubator, Greater Limestone County Chamber of Commerce, Lawrence County Chamber and Marshall County Economic Development Council, TARCOG, and Business Council of Alabama. The program is sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton.

The competition is open to aspiring and existing businesses of any kind with founders residing within the eight counties encompassed by the Singing River Trail footprint including; Jackson, Marshall, Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Lawrence, Lauderdale, and Colbert Counties.

To learn more or apply visit: https://launch2035.org/launch-tank