1. Rocket City Perk
A Newsletter Highlighting the Perks For and By Small Businesses
and Startups in The Rocket City and Surrounding Area.

2. Table of Contents
Positive Motion and Art Acknowledgement 1
Small Business News and Events 2
Business Lead Focus...... 6
Classifieds....................... 12
Contact and Be A Part:
Rocket City Perk is a newsletter to Connect Small Businesses,
Startups and those who want to support local Businesses in
the Rocket City and surrounding Areas.
https://www.facebook.com/rocketcityperk
Editor: MT Bryan contact via Mtbryandesigns@gmail.com
Collier Ward
Jennifer Liddell
Writers: MT Bryan
Contributing Artists: Christina Wegman www.facebook.com/Christi-
naWegmanFineArt?pnref=lhc
Kathryn Seeds http://www.flikr.com/#/photos/showkasephotography
http://www.showkasephotography.com/
http://www.thearteryhsv.com/artists/kathryn-seeds/
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3. “Celebrate the mistakes and failures along
with the victories and milestones when you
can, because they mark the path you’ve tak-
en”
Positive MotionA positive thought, phrase or concept to help shape your approach
from day to day
Kathryn Seeds (Kathy) has always been drawn to form, pattern and color. Though
working in a medical career, a digital camera and exploration of post-process digital
editing, has ignited a passion of artistic expression.
She photographs a variety of subject matter, using these as a basis for her unique digital
abstractions and composites. The majority of her subject matter is from the local and
regional environments of Huntsville, Alabama. A resident of Huntsville since 2006, she
resides in the Five Points area.
Her printing medium varies from: traditional photographic and fine art papers; Giclee
gallery wrapped canvas; aluminum panels and soon may try acrylic panels or woods,
like bamboo.
She has had images displayed among The Art Council of Huntsville’s gallery intermit-
tently at the VBC since 2013; her photographic images has been part of a display
showcasing Huntsville Photographic Society members, in the community Prozan Gallery,
at the Huntsville Museum of Art, two years in a row (2012-2013, 2014); and she
has images in a local private business (private collection)

4. Small Business News and Events,
SBN&E
A calendar and update about Special Events that went on and on the Horizon
This Past Month:
1/9-Huntsville Open Tech Coffee Returns-UAH Chan Auditorium
1/9 Huntsville HOT Bodies Service Professional Group-Biz Tech
1/12 – Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro Open at 2358 Whitesburg Drive next
to Southerland Station for breakfast and lunch menu with dinner service
starting the 14th
1/15 ­NCMA Lunch ‘DCAA Issues’ (1130) – RFCU – Jonathan N. Hall –
www.ncmahsv.org
1/15-16 – PMI­NAC Dinner (1730­1900)/Bkst., Wkshp. (0730­1130) – loc.
TBD – PM Lessons Learned – David Barnett – sharness2000@hotmail.om
1/19– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day – Federal Holiday
1/22 ­CoC Ann. Mtg. (1130­1330) – VBC­N – Pammie Jammar –
www.hsvchamber.org
1/27 – NCMA: ‘Team. Agree’ – location TBD – Jeff Roth –
www.ncmahsv.org
1/28– 3DPAMA Lunch –Madison Marriot 11-3
1/28- UAH Student and Alumni Job Fair- UAH Fitness Center
1/29 15th Ann. DA Civ. Ldshp. Summit (1300­1600) – The Summit –

5. AUSA 4 www.ausaredstone.org
1/29 Inventors’ Ball (1800) – S&RC – celia.lee@spacecamp.com
1/30 – NAITA Annual Meeting (1130) – Westin – Dr. Tom Cunningham
-www.naita.org
Coming this Month:
2/10 – NAITA/USASAC Industry Day
2/11 - CoStarters Orientation 6:30pm At Lowe Mill
2/19 – MSFC Sm. Bus. Alliance Mtg.
2/21- Open Sheds Introduction to Card Weaving 12:00pm – 4:30pm, Mad-
ison Public Library
2/2 - ACC: ICE for ESS Event (1:00pm-3:00pm) – Jackson Ctr. - www.fbo.
gov/index2?
2/3 ASMDA Ann. Mbshp. Lunch (11:00am-1:00pm) – VBC-E – LTG
Mann – agm@angiemccarter.com – POSTPONED FROM 22JAN15 The
Day the Music Died (1959)
2/3-6 – Army Avn. Sr. Leaders Conf. – Ft. Rucker
2/10 – NAITA/USASAC Industry Day – S&RC – www.naita.org
2/12 – National Prayer Luncheon – details TBD

6. 2/19- DAU-HSV Winter Acq. Update (8:00am-4:30pm) – DAU-S. Reg.
Campus – Curtis.norris@dau.mil
2/19 MSFC Sm. Bus. Alliance (MSBA) Mtg. – S&RC – details TBD –
Vadis.a.robinson@nasa.gov
2/21– PMI-NAC PM Excell. Awds. (5:30pm – 9:30pm) – Westin – shar-
ness2000@hotmail.com
2/23 - Wordpress and Desktop Publishing - Class/ Workshop Event - Biz-
Tech-Details TBD
2/24 – AMCOM Ind. Days Social (5:00-7:00pm) – The Summit – Sibyl
Johnson 8:42am-10:38am
2/24-26 – AMCOM Ind. Days – BJ Audit. – details TBD – Sibyl Johnson
8:42am-10:38am
2/26 515 At 5:15pm Biztech
If there are any events I have left out just send me a mes-
sage and I’ll be glad to add you or put in the last month.

7. Business Lead Focus
An Interview on a Company or Event thats helping to Shape the Small Business
Environment
The old melds with the new, as a fresh breath of innovation and ownership
sweeps through downtown Huntsville. As Huntsville and Madison draw
in new businesses from all over the country, companies like Curse and
Remington, and still more businesses grow from the fertile soil of innova-
tion, dedication, energy, ambition and competition, Downtown Huntsville
calls together a talented team called Downtown Huntsville Inc. Located
on Wilson Street, the office is easy to walk and drive by, hidden within the
offices with the simple green sign on the door is a creative team of dedi-
cated individuals. Leading the team is Chad Emerson as CEO, a former
professor of Law at Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and Director of
City Development for City of Montgomery. Drawn to Huntsville by its
building potential and its high ceiling for success combined with great ex-
isting assets and existing plans for development, Emerson and his team are
working to reintroduce Huntsvilleans to Downtown. Amy Jones, in charge
of Special Events, has over 15 years of marketing in Huntsville ranging
across the board from public relations and special events in the corporate,
retail and non-profit worlds. Katelyn Sides, Director of Communications,
may be fresh from Auburn University in Spring 2014, but with a degree in
public relations and an ongoing commitment from years of working with
non profits including the United Way of Cullman County great things are
on the way as she learns and grows with the community. Laura Howard,
Director of Membership and Finance, who rounds out the leadership team,
comes from an extensive background in marketing, selling and business
development as she builds Downtown Huntsville.
With new businesses starting almost every month ranging in fields from

8. internet technologies, energy concepts and biological technologies to a fast
growing arts, food and craft brew communities, Emerson and his team
are pushing their skills as they work to increase residential, office and re-
tail opportunities all around Downtown. Emerson and his team does, this
with fresh new events, expanding opportunities for businesses of all siz-
es. Whether its The Pop-Up Shoppe at The Vibe Downtown launched on
the 24th or Mixin’ Records Mixin’ Drinks-Vertical House Records at the
Downtown Huntsville Inc offices the same night or Anything Goes Pre-
sented by The Broadway Theater League January 30, 31 and February 1st
they have great events lined up no matter what your tastes may be. For
those who want something more Innovative, on March 7th in conjunction
with CURSE Gaming there is the 2nd Annual Light + Innovation + Tech-
nology, event in the Historic Downtown Huntsville. Anyone wanting to be
part of the Downtown Huntsville program can start with the free e-news-
letter at DowntownHuntsville.org and share your ideas at info@downtown-
huntsville.org
So, in parting, Emerson wishes to remind everyone that “Downtown rep-
resents a great place to locate your business because it offers different work
arrangements from temporary space to permanent space. Plus, your em-
ployees will love the amazing parks and establishments in the city center.”

9. Classifieds
At $.50 a blurb Small Businesses and Startups can advertise their
openings and needs to one another.