The latest newsletter from the Idea Village is full of well wishes for 2012 and a look back at 2011. Read on and click here to subscribe to future Idea Village newsletters. Happy New Year from the Idea Village People! Every year starts off with a list of “What Ifs:” What If I kept my New Year’s resolution? What [...]
Rebirth Financial has been making progress in the small business lending world since their official launch in February of this year. Yesterday they saw a big boost in sign-ups after a story on the CBS Early Show featured Rebirth as a unique source for peer-to-business lending. “On the day the CBS story aired, Rebirth Financial [...]
For those businesses who want to maintain and self-manage a really solid social media presence, the holidays can pose some unique challenges… Of course you want to be reminding your customers about your awesome products and/or services, but you also want to take a vacation and spend time with your family, right? Here’s where scheduling [...]
1. Chris Schultz Chris Schultz is the most honestly passionate and down to earth supporter of entrepreneurs you might ever meet. He co-founded Launch Pad and Launch Pad Ignition, and founded Voodoo Ventures, Flatstack, and TribeCon. Before that, he started several other companies to various levels of success and failure. His own experiences, support, and [...]
Earlier this year, Moonbot Studios released an interactive picture book app called “The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore.” The app not only caught the attention of The Atlantic, causing them to laud Moonbot as “the Pixar of the iPad age.” The app currently has a 4.5 star rating in the app store with rave reviews. [...]
11. Audiosocket: Brent McCrossen & John Barnette Brent is a native New Orleanian who left like many others during the brain drain. He started Audiosocket in 2005, and once the tax credits in Louisiana made the state startup-friendly, he opened a dual-headquarters office in New Orleans. When he came back, he brought CTO John Barnette [...]
In the past year, several new initiatives have launched aimed at improving access to seed-stage capital for Louisiana startups. The New Orleans Startup Fund, the South Coast Angel Fund, Abstraction Ventures, and accelerators like the Idea Village, and Launchpad Ignition all aim to invest more money in local startups. Throw in the tax incentives offered [...]
21. Chris Boudy Chris describes himself as an avid technologist, web designer, and writer. He starting making a big impact on the local tech scene in 2009 as a co-founder of New Orleans Tech. Since then he’s become a Digital Coach with the Entergy Innovation Center and mentor with LaunchPad Ignition, where he educates entrepreneurs about effectively using the web when they are [...]
The Receivables Exchange today announced a “strategic alliance” with Insperity (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions for America’s best businesses. The announcement comes at the close of a banner year for Receivables including a partnership with the New York Stock Exchange and several management team awards. The alliance may have a [...]
31. Michael Hecht After working with small businesses in New York City and directing business recovery services for Louisiana Economic Development, Michael Hecht has made his mark locally by running the steamship GNO, Inc. Greater New Orleans Inc. is a regional economic development alliance serving the 10-parish region of Southeast Louisiana and has been integral [...]
