2023 Tuscaloosa Innovation Business Plan Competition Winners

The community business plan has concluded, click here to see the winners

Meet One of Our Companies

Culverhouse alum Slade Johnston is the founder of Trips4Trade, a platform that helps connect adventure seekers with once-in-a-lifetime experiences across the globe. His company found a home in The EDGE Incubator and Accelerator in the heart of Tuscaloosa.

Learn About The EDGE

From coworking space, to launching your own business, The EDGE is here to help you make it happen. Watch an overview of what The EDGE can do for you.

GET WORK DONE

The EDGE is a 26,000 square foot facility centrally located in Tuscaloosa and is designed to support entrepreneurial collaboration and innovation in the west Alabama region. It offers growing businesses a place to get work done and hosts regular workshops, forums, and informal gatherings for the greater entrepreneurial community.

Tuscaloosa's Home for Startups

The EDGE is a partnership with The University of Alabama, the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce and the City of Tuscaloosa. Resources from all three groups come together to help grow a vibrant ecosystem that supports entrepreneurship, business growth, and personal enterprise. The Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute is a campus-wide initiative powering the programs that are offered at The EDGE.

Global Entrepreneurship Week

GEW celebrates entrepreneurs within our community. The Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute hosts events throughout the week, culminating in the River Pitch Competition.