Two-fer at Tulane

There are a couple great events coming up for the entrepreneurship community in NOLA that you should take advantage of. I’m excited about going. Voodoo Ventures’ own Will Donaldson has been instrumental in organizing these in his role as president of the Tulane Entrepreneurship Association.

Tulane Entrepreneurs’ Fall Workshop

Tulane’s Uptown campus on Friday November 21st from 9am-12:30pm.

The event will focus on social enterprises and feature:

  • Andrea Chen of Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans
  • Stephen Shelton of the Louisiana CleanTech Network
  • Jackie Richard of Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation
  • Nadiyah Morris of the Office of Lt. Gov. for Social Entrepreneurship
  • Carol Bebelle of the Ashe Cultural Arts Center

Followed by an interactive business planning workshop on Sambazon, a social enterprise, featuring John Elstrott, Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, Executive Director of the Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship and Lead Director of Whole Foods Market.

RSVP at http://tea.tulane.edu. Coffee and bagels will be served at 9am and the program will begin at 9:30am. The program is limited to 60 participants.

Panel Discussion: “TheNewNew Orleans for Entrepreneurs: Opportunities for Entrepreneurship”

Tulane’s Uptown campus on Monday, November 24th from 5:00 – 7:30pm.

To see more detail please go to the Speaker Series page.

I definitely plan to attend these events and highly recommend them to the NOLA startup community.

Fuel Up Your Idea for 504ward at Startup School

UPDATED: Due to high demand, we extended Startup School from eight to sixteen people. 4 tickets are available right now.

There is a lot of excitement around the upcoming 504ward and Tulane Entrepreneur Association business plan competitions. I have had many people contact me excited to enter and looking for direction with biz plans. I think it would be really helpful for all of us in the New Orleans entrepreneurship community to have a workshop to review and strengthen the biz plans we all plan to enter in these competitions. So, let’s do it!

Part 1: Business Plans 101

  • Thursday, November 13th – 5:30 – 7:30 pm
  • Voodoo Ventures Offices
  • Learn how to write a winning business plan. Chris Schultz and other coaches will lead a group discussion and share resources about the fundamentals of a sound business plans. Learn about the sections you should cover, how to prepare financial pro-forma’s, and pitfalls to avoid.
  • Resources: We’ll provide a list of valuable resources online to help you craft that perfect plan.
  • Prepare: Come ready to give your “elevator pitch” to everyone in the room. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just be ready to pitch.
  • Bonus: Filmmaker Benjamin Reece will give a session on making a compelling video submission for 504ward.

Part 2: Workshop Your Business Plan

  • Saturday, November 22nd – 9am – 12pm
  • Voodoo Ventures Offices
  • Workshop your plan with experts. We will have a “speed dating” sessions with biz plan coaches who are local entrepreneurs and VC’s. You will have a session with each of them to workshop your plan, review strengths/weaknesses and get feedback on your idea. If you have a video submission storyboarded ready, you will get the opportunity to review that with filmmaker, Ben Reece.
  • Prepare: Come ready with a draft of your executive summary or the whole plan if you’ve got it. Entering a video? Bring any ideas or storyboarding.

Limited Space

Startup school is free and will be limited to eight ( 8 ) twelve (12) sixteen (16) people. Sign up below, first come first served. We are doing this in order to ensure that the enviroment is small enough that everyone who takes part really gets a lot of value out of the training.

Ready to get schooled? Get more details and sign up for Startup School.

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