The Capital Collective's Greater Birmingham 2.0 Launch & Fireside Chat

This evening brings together city and county officials, corporate & financial leaders, business owners, and ecosystem partners supporting Greater Birmingham businesses to compete at a higher level. Through the Capital Collective’s 2.0 "Beyond the Middle" Capital Intensive, this platform is designed to connect some of the area's most promising companies with the capital, national advisors, and institutional partners needed to not just scale, but execute.

Our fireside chat will be a high-impact conversation designed to clarify the difference between a business's Company Story and their Capital Story and why it matters to different audiences for continued growth.

Unlocking this type of knowledge helped the 12 businesses in our Inaugural Greater Birmingham "Beyond the Middle" Capital Intensive access over $8M of growth capital and hire 70+ new employees in 6 months, with over 20% revenue growth on average in less than one year.

4:00–4:30 | Registration & Networking

• Connect with business owners, investors, and ecosystem leaders shaping Greater Birmingham’s growth.

4:30–4:50 | Opening Remarks

• Staci Brooks, President, Alabama Power Foundation
• Miller Girvin, President, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
• Emily Halpern, Founder, The Capital Collective

4:50–5:20 | Fireside Chat: Your Company Story vs. Your Capital Story
A candid conversation with leading investors on:

• Why these two stories are not the same and when each matters most
• How business owners and capital partners can align earlier—and better

Led by Paul Pless of Opus Holdings and Braxton Goodrich of Timberline Management

5:20–6:00 | Reception

Who Should Attend
•Financial, corporate, and civic leaders interested in supporting Greater Birmingham’s business ecosystem
• Business owners preparing for bank, investor, or private capital conversations
• Business owners planning for expansion, acquisition, and scalable growth

Space is limited!

About The Capital Collective
The Capital Collective works with scalable businesses to access the growth capital, industry expertise, and national networks normally reserved for enterprise-level companies. Through its Capital Intensives and advisory ecosystem, it supports business owners in building fundable, scalable, and durable businesses.

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