Another influx of technologists, business owners, and startup enthusiasts are in New Orleans this week for Inc Magazine’s Grow Your Company Conference (GrowCo). In a mix of business presentations, book signings, networking, and a pitch competition, Inc hopes to help attendees see potential in business and work towards a successful future with help from [...]
The LSU Student Incubator, a program of the Louisiana Business & Technology Center (LBTC) in Baton Rouge, is preparing for its second annual Venture Challenge. Four finalists will pitch for $25,000 in seed capital on April 19th, 2013. LBTC and the Incubator are looking to support early growth stage startups. Only current members of the [...]
The Idea Village’s fifth annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week concluded last Friday with success, proving that the New Orleans business scene and the community are only getting stronger with every year. The first few days of NOEW were jam packed with an eventful lineup that included educational public track sessions, memorable keynote speeches, and pitch [...]
New Orleans is experiencing a resurgence of entrepreneurship, or a “third wave.” Through over 55 events highlighting 51 entrepreneurs, the Idea Village’s Entrepreneur Week showed the world this city can be a global leader when it comes companies who are solving big problems. The annual Coulter IDEApitch, created by Jim Coulter during New Orleans Entrepreneur [...]
If you have big dreams and crazy ideas, New Orleans is the place to make them happen. On the last day of Entrepreneur Week, thousands gathered to support the remaining events, including The Big Idea, where 15 companies were vying for $50,000 in seed capital. The 15 companies showcased their early-stage companies outside of Manning’s [...]
Special guest and billionaire investor at TPG Capital, Jim Coulter, addressed the crowd at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week at the closing keynote yesterday. He spoke about fit and entrepreneurs finding the right situation for them, and starting with big problems to transform them into big solutions. Coulter also compared entrepreneurs and athletes; it was duly [...]
The Urban League of Greater New Orleans Women in Business Challenge is focused on educating and empowering women entrepreneurs in the city. The Challenge Pitch that took place this afternoon (March 21) is the culmination of the Urban IDEACenter four-month business program that selected ten women to participate in the inaugural 2013 cohort. Entrepreneur-In-Residence at [...]
Many New Orleanians are familiar with e-commerce in the United States, but how many can say they traveled to another country, without speaking the language, and started a successful e-commerce business? Peter Ostroske started the fashion brand olook in Brazil that delivers up-to-date accessories– shoes, purses, and jewelry– at prices that are fifty percent less [...]
The Louisiana Technology Park in Baton Rouge has set aside around 1,800 square feet for a new video game, app, and digital content incubator, said to open any day now. “The focus will be on things that can be digitally distributed and not just games,” said Jesse Hoggard, a spokesman for the Tech Park. Companies [...]
eTax Credit Exchange founders Peter Loop and Raelynn Tammariello Loop are working to change the online marketplace for buying and selling tax credits. The company recently launched in the Louisiana market, which brings the company one step closer to unlocking the $7 billion tax credit industry. “Having an online marketplace for trading tax credits has the [...]
