Deadline Today: PitchNOLA 2011 Submissions

Got an idea to improve life in New Orleans? Enter PitchNOLA and you could win $1,000 to help make it a reality.

Today is the deadline for budding entrepreneurs to submit entries to PitchNOLA 2011, an “elevator-pitch” competition for ventures designed to effect positive social or environmental change in New Orleans. PitchNOLA is presented by Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans (SENO) and Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business.

Now in its third year, the contest gives local social entrepreneurs the chance to pitch breakthrough ideas to a panel of celebrity judges and an audience of more than 200 business professionals, social activists and community members.

The competition takes place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, at Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center on Tulane University’s uptown campus. To enter, individuals or teams must submit a one- to three-minute YouTube video pitch and a 500-word proposal online at www.seno-nola.org by 11:59 p.m., Sept. 7. The top 10 proposals will earn a spot in the live PitchNOLA competition at Tulane. Anyone interested in participating as an audience member may visit this same website to register to attend. The audience plays a key role in the competition by providing constructive criticism and helping entrants better connect with resources and contacts.