Social entrepreneurs in the New Orleans area now have a place of their own, the newly opened Propeller Social Innovation Incubator. The incubator opened on January 2nd and is a combination of co-working spaces, open-area desks, and private offices to suit the needs of the 19 current and many more future tenants. In addition to [...]
The Silicon Bayou has been buzzing with tech and entrepreneurial news. Here are the most popular stories published on Silicon Bayou News in the past seven days: 2012 Silicon Bayou 100: The How After two years of the Silicon Bayou 100 running fairly similarly and smoothly, there are still remaining questions and some confusion as to how [...]
Aaron Grant Aaron is one third of the Crescent Unmanned Systems team, which builds small multi-rotor and fixed wing Unmanned Aerial Systems for law enforcement applications as well as civilian aerial photography and videography. He made the list last year, too. Since then, the company has been added to the South Coast Angel Fund’s portfolio. [...]
Propeller’s fourth annual PitchNOLA competition kicked off last night with the ten Community Solutions finalists pitching their hearts out for the $5,000 grand prize and a shot at the audience favorite prize of $500. Chen mentioned this year’s competition had the highest quality and number of applicants, as well as between 700 and 800 audience [...]
Propeller is launching a new space in December for 100+ social entrepreneurs called the Propeller Social Innovation Incubator. The idea behind the space it that it will be a creative, inspirational, and collaborative space for the entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits. Currently under construction, the 10,000 sq-foot, two-story space will include co-working desks all the [...]
According to data from Propeller: A Force for Innovation, 36 percent of 10- to 17-year-olds are overweight, with low-income and minority children being affected the most. They, along with partners Revolution Foods and KIPP New Orleans Schools, have launched School Food Authority (SFA) in an effort to fight childhood obesity in the area and, hopefully, create a model that [...]
According to Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation, more than one in three 10 to 17 year olds in Louisiana are overweight. To fight childhood obesity, 10,000 healthy lunches are being delivered to public schools throughout New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The issue of obesity is just one social issue that Propeller and its 2012 [...]
As of today, August 1st, 2012, companies throughout the state can incorporate as benefit corporations. To celebrate the passage of this new legislation, the New Orleans Business Alliance along with Propeller and B Lab are hosting a reception tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. An RSVP is required to attend this event.For those of you [...]
The Baker Donelson Law Firm is hosting a workshop on Monday, July 16th from 5:30 to 7:30pm for all social entrepreneurs interested in learning about the new Benefit Corporation (B Corp) structure. Legal experts from the firm will be explaining, step-by-step, what it means to be a Benefit Corporation and how to become one. In addition, the nationally [...]
This seems to be the year for New Orleans’ social entrepreneurs, as the Social Venture Accelerator Program is about to kick off the 2012-2012 season with a new brand identity, support of 12 emerging companies, and the opening of a new incubator HUB NOLA in the fall. Formerly known as the Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans, the [...]
