Mar 11, 2024 - Business

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week kicks off

Carlie Kollath Wells

Photo shows people sitting on stage and talking as part of a panel at NOEW. — The New Orleans Entrepreneur Week features dozens of free panels and networking events to help startups move to the next level. Photo: Courtesy of NOEW

Business owners looking to level up have a lot of free resources this week at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, which starts today.

Why it matters: NOEW connects startup founders with training and investors.

The big picture: This is NOEW's 13th year and features networking events, pitch competitions and workshops through Saturday at venues around the city.

Keynote speakers include Edrizio de la Cruz, the cofounder of Arcus; Arthur Soroken, Google's head of growth and community for AI; Robyn Bolton, founder of MileZero; and Kenny Welcome, the CEO of KJW Capital.

The core themes are entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.

What's new: The fest is free this year and is partnering with the New Orleans Book Festival, which starts Thursday at Tulane.

There will be crossover programming with the Book Fest and the new 3rd Coast Venture Summit.

If you go: Register for a badge and RSVP for specific sessions you want to attend.

Best bets: High school students pitch their ideas at 10am Monday at Nunemaker Auditorium.

My House Events is hosting a workshop about how to build out pricing for catering businesses.
Student entrepreneurs are competing for $125,000 in the Tulane Business Model Competition. The final round is Tuesday morning.

There's a panel focusing on the future of Black entrepreneurship and another on the impact of Latino businesses.
Wednesday is Innovation Day at Gallier Hall and features a full day of speakers, pitches, workshops and networking. It ends with a block party at YLC's Wednesday at the Square.
Idea Village's annual IDEApitch event is Thursday, when companies compete for funding in their next open round of financing.

Full disclosure: Axios is one of the sponsors for NOEW this year.

Go deeper:

See the full NOEW schedule.
See NOEW In Your Neighborhood events.

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