Atlanta entrepreneurs have a new place to find resources for fostering business growth and development. Mayor Kasim Reed joined co-founders Michael Tavani and Dave Payne, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Eloisa Klementich, and more than 100 entrepreneurs this week for the opening of Switchyards Downtown Club. The startup hub is the only business-to-consumer startup hub in the Southeast, according to organizers.
“It’s exciting news that more than 150 innovative startups will work at Switchyards Downtown Club, building the next great tech companies in the heart of downtown Atlanta,” said Mayor Reed.
Switchyards, based in a renovated 19,000 square-foot building, was assisted by Invest Atlanta’s Business Expansion and Retention team with building permits for the renovation and construction and guidance with Opportunity Zone Certification.
“Switchyards is creating an entire building in the middle of Downtown Atlanta focused on programming and content to produce more successful business to consumer startups,” said Michael Tavani. “Atlanta’s startup scene has grown nicely over the last 10 years but is dominated by the city’s strong business to business companies. We hope to change that.”
Switchyard will also be a coffee shop, a location for industry events and an incubator.
Information: www.switchyards.com
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