Huntsville, AL, December 3, 2007
PointClear Solutions Introduces new Podcast Series on the Alabama Launchpad Business Plan Competition via ClearCast
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of Clearcast, PointClear Solutions launched an updated ClearCast website today with two new podcast series and a number of additional interviews with business, innovation and technology leaders. The Alabama Launchpad podcast series celebrates the winners of the 2007 Alabama Launchpad business plan competition while announcing the 2008 competition. In addition, ClearCast has added a podcast series for AITA (Alabama IT Association) and its members.
The Alabama Launchpad (AL) is a non-profit organization formed by six of the state's leading research universities and Alabama's business community to support and drive entrepreneurship in the state. As such, it sponsored its inaugural business plan competition in early 2007 and awarded prize money to the top three winners in May. This podcast series includes interviews with the key players in the Alabama Launchpad organization and the competition's winners, including:
- Executive leadership of the ALP: Glenn Kinstler & Angela Wier
- 2007 Business Plan Competition Winners
- 1st Place - OcuMedic (Auburn University) - Dr. Mark Byrne
- 2nd Place - Halo Research (UAH, Huntsville) - Chris Otto
- 3rd Place - IntelCell (UAH, Huntsville) - Aaron Hammons
- ALP Competition judges
Their podcasts are available at http://www.pointclearcast.com/?cat=12.
Blaine Anderson, CEO PointClear Solutions, is excited about the series saying "the ALP series encapsulates all the key elements of great podcasts, including interviews with entrepreneurs who are using technology to innovative their business and industry."
Clearcast will also interview the 2008 winners when they are announced in May 2008. Glenn Kinstler, Director of Alabama Launchpad, says that "PointClear Solutions has been incredibly supportive helping promote the Business Plan competition through its Clearcast series. The level and type of marketing support they're providing is helping to raise the profile of the Business Plan competition in the state, as well as to add value to the winning prize packages by giving them free exposure."
Additionally, ClearCast is developing another new series to be launched in early 2008 that will spotlight the BioTechnology industry. The BioTech series will include podcasts with leading businesses, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors in this dynamically growing industry. As David Karabinos, the Clearcast host says "We want to provide our community of partners, clients and suppliers with edgy and highly valuable content that will help them build their own businesses. ClearCast is an ideal platform to do this as it allows entrepreneurs the opportunity to tell their stories in their own words for everyone's benefit. We are creating a place for people to come to learn about business innovation in a friendly, mobile and non-intrusive way."
About ClearCast
Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama with locations in Huntsville and Birmingham, PointClear Solutions is professional Information Technology services firm delivering software products aimed at solving core business problems, improving the user-customer experience and redefining business by applying technology in innovative ways. The company's consultants are industry leaders in the use of new and existing technology for business innovation. They have deep expertise in a variety of vertical industries, technologies and consulting methodologies and come from a variety of backgrounds, including science, engineering, software development, design, and usability engineering.
Website: http://www.pointclearcast.com
ClearCast
David Karabinos
Email: david.karabinos@harvestbusinessadvisors.com
256-656-1099
About PointClear Solutions
Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama with locations in Huntsville and Birmingham, PointClear Solutions is professional Information Technology services firm delivering software products aimed at solving core business problems, improving the user-customer experience and redefining business by applying technology in innovative ways. The company's consultants are industry leaders in the use of new and existing technology for business innovation. They have deep expertise in a variety of vertical industries, technologies and consulting methodologies and come from a variety of backgrounds, including science, engineering, software development, design, and usability engineering.
Website: http://www.pointclearsolutions.com or http://www.pointclearcast.com
ClearCast
Chris Karabinos
Email: chris.karabinos@harvestbusinessadvisors.com
770-490-4940
About The Alabama Launchpad
The Alabama Launchpad is a non-profit organization formed by six of the state's leading research universities and Alabama's business community to support entrepreneurship in the state. The participating universities are Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University, Auburn University, the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) is also a founding member and is a privately funded economic development organization supported by 68 leading companies in the state dedicated to quality economic growth.
Website: http://www.alabamalaunchpad.com/
Alabama Launchpad
Glenn Kinstler
Email: gkinstler@edpa.org
205-943-4709
PointClear Solutions, Inc.
Innovation Depot - Birmingham
1500 First Avenue North
Suite R145
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
www.pointclearsolutions.com