17,200 Square Feet of Productive Work Space
The Lake Martin Innovation Center is a partnership between the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce and Valley National Bank. The former bank operations center is located in Alexander City right off US Hwy 280 centrally located between Birmingham and Auburn/Opelika. In addition to the housing the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, a majority of the facility serves as a business incubator to promote and nurture start-ups, entrepreneurs and also help existing businesses excel. Here are the three focus areas of how the facility will be used.
Startups and Entrepreneurs – Utilizing existing partnerships with the local high school, community college and business community, the Lake Martin Innovation Center will play host to entrepreneurs and start-ups. We will foster an environment of economic growth through the technology, resources and relationships we can cultivate in this facility.
Excelling Existing Businesses – One of our main goals is to help foster existing business growth. Through the technological and business resources in this facility, we will be able to host professional development workshops and seminars on a regular basis to train our local leaders on how to strengthen their economic position. Through relationships with Chamber members, executives who obtain a facility membership and our students and start-ups, our goal is to partner these groups together to cultivate growth in each of their business settings.
Membership - With the activation of high-speed fiber internet, we will be able to recruit executive who live part-time or full-time on Lake Martin, remote employees as well as professionals who travel into or through Alex City and need a temporary space to work or host a conference call or meeting. These users will have an opportunity to acquire a daily, monthly or annual membership. We will leverage these relationships to partner with our students, start-ups and existing businesses to create an environment of innovation and economic development.
Startups and Entrepreneurs – Utilizing existing partnerships with the local high school, community college and business community, the Lake Martin Innovation Center will play host to entrepreneurs and start-ups. We will foster an environment of economic growth through the technology, resources and relationships we can cultivate in this facility.
Excelling Existing Businesses – One of our main goals is to help foster existing business growth. Through the technological and business resources in this facility, we will be able to host professional development workshops and seminars on a regular basis to train our local leaders on how to strengthen their economic position. Through relationships with Chamber members, executives who obtain a facility membership and our students and start-ups, our goal is to partner these groups together to cultivate growth in each of their business settings.
Membership - With the activation of high-speed fiber internet, we will be able to recruit executive who live part-time or full-time on Lake Martin, remote employees as well as professionals who travel into or through Alex City and need a temporary space to work or host a conference call or meeting. These users will have an opportunity to acquire a daily, monthly or annual membership. We will leverage these relationships to partner with our students, start-ups and existing businesses to create an environment of innovation and economic development.
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