Legal Advising

Receive free legal advising from Chambliss Startup Group the third Friday of every month.

Click below to reserve a 30-minute time slot for your startup.

Legal Advising

Receive free legal advising from Miller & Martin the first Tuesday of every month.

Click below to reserve a 30-minute time slot for your startup.

Financial & Accounting Advising

Receive free financial and accounting advising from Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough the first Thursday of every month. Click below to schedule a 30-minute time slot for your startup.

Commercial Real Estate Advising

Receive free advising from Herman Walldorf Commercial Real Estate regarding leasing or purchasing space on the first and third Tuesday of every month. From entrepreneurial ventures to established businesses, we help clients understand how land, buildings, and space impact their operations, culture, and bottom line. We help clients plan and execute strategies to maximize operational and investment goals. Click below to reserve a 30-minute time slot for your startup.

Investment Advising

Receive free advising from The JumpFund on the third Tuesday of every month. The JumpFund is a female-led and female-focused angel investment fund. Their mission is to invest women’s capital in scalable, female-led companies located in the Southeast U.S. in order to generate a strong financial return and elevate the role of women in business. Sign up to learn more about The JumpFund and to speak directly with a General Partner to learn if you are ready to pitch. They are happy to meet with you regardless of company stage–you may already have traction or still be back-of-napkin. Click below to schedule a 20 minute time slot for your startup.

Nonprofit Advising

Visit Causeway on the last Wednesday of every month to receive free advice from Causeway’s executive director, Abby Garrison. Abby’s specialty is connecting you with the right organizations and resources to help you move forward with your cause. She also can give you advice on the big picture and creative ideas to help you maximize the impact with your new nonprofit idea, socially-minded business, or community project. Click below to schedule a 30-minute time slot for your cause.

Digital Marketing Advising

Visit The Company Lab (CO.LAB) the first Tuesday of every month to receive free advice in digital marketing from Papercut Interactive, a 17-year veteran web development and digital marketing agency. During office hours, work with Marketing Strategist, Tripp Stanford, to analyze your unique business value propositions and audience. Tripp will help you develop an integrated digital marketing funnel and learn how to attribute ROI on your marketing investment. Click below to schedule a 30-minute time slot for your startup.

Design & Branding Advising

Software Product Advising

Visit The Company Lab (CO.LAB) the third Thursday of every month to receive free advice in software product advising from Carbon Five, a digital product development agency who has been building software products for 17 years. During office hours, you will have the chance to work with Product Manager, Allie O’Connell. Depending on the stage of your startup, advising will focus on getting started with your software startup idea, building a balanced product team, or creating effective prototypes and user tests to find product/market fit. Click below to schedule a 45-minute time slot for your startup.

Human Resources Advising

Visit The Company Lab (CO.LAB) the third Tuesday of every month to receive free human resources advice from Squire Strategies Founder Dan Gilmore. Dan’s specialty is helping entrepreneurs with the legal issues surrounding employees, as well as assistance with managing employees effectively. Dan gained more than 20 years of experience in the labor and employment departments of larger firms before forming his own firm, Squire Strategies. Dan has been an active mentor for CO.LAB programs and is an adjunct professor at UTC. Click below to schedule a 30-minute time slot for your startup.

Insurance Advising

Visit The Company Lab (Co.Lab) the first Wednesday of every month to to have a risk management conversation with  Jack Findley of J. Smith Lanier &. CO., a private regional insurance brokerage. Jack takes a consultative approach in designing your risk management program by truly understanding your business and highlighting your exposures. Click below to schedule a 30-minute time slot for your startup.