Loyola University New Orleans Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development

The NOEW 2025 Schedule is LIVE! ?? Check out this list of amazing events for this week-long celebration (including the NOEW Summit ON Loyola University New Orleans campus Thursday 3/27- Friday 3/28!) ?? Register for FREE now and start RSVPing for events you'd like to attend at noew.org!

?? New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) Summit kicks off TODAY at Loyola University New Orleans! ?? Doors open at 10:30 AM—come grab your badge and get ready for an exciting day of innovation and inspiration. Programming starts at 11 AM on the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Main Stage right outside the Loyola University New Orleans College of Business! Haven’t registered yet? No problem! Head to noew.org to grab your pass and join us. See you soon! ?? #NOEW2025

?? That’s a wrap on IDEAcorps 2024! ?? This week, some of the brightest entrepreneurial minds gathered in New Orleans for the IDEAcorps final pitch, and the energy was electric! After an incredible round of pitches, we are thrilled to congratulate Tipzy (founded by Tenley Gorman) and their consultant team from LMU Entrepreneurship Program & Fred Kiesner Center on taking home first place (for the second year in a row)! ???? A huge shoutout to our runners-up: SafePush and their team from University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business, as well as Cantaloupe AI (Techstars ' 25) and their team from Auburn University Harbert College of Business! Each of these student consulting teams brought dedication, creativity, and strategic insight to the startups they worked with, proving once again that the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders is unstoppable. ???? To all the teams, startups, and judges—thank you for making this year’s competition an unforgettable experience. Your passion and innovation continue to inspire us! #IDEAcorps #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #FutureLeaders #LoyolaNewOrleans

Can’t make it to #IDEAcorps tonight?! Livestream the event here: https://lnkd.in/gqp2N3kX #NOEW25

Last year's competition was one for the books - look at all those smiling faces! Don't miss this year's #IDEAcorps MBA Consulting Challenge finale here at Loyola University New Orleans as part of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) - RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/ggxTmiyJ The 2025 IDEAcorps MBA Consulting Challenge is presented by Dr. Bobby and Lori Kent Savoie and is possible thanks to the support of our incredible friends at The Idea Village, Greater New Orleans, Inc. – GNO, Inc. and Scale New Orleans.

t's #LoyolaLoyalDay, Loyola University New Orleans' annual day of giving! Give now: https://lnkd.in/g7f-GCwj Loyola Loyal Day gives alumni, parents, and friends across the country an opportunity to celebrate and support our mission of providing a premier Jesuit education in New Orleans' culture of creativity. This year, funds raised during this 24-hour period will go towards scholarships for students and other designated support throughout campus - including the Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development! You can give directly to the Center by designating your gift of any amount to the Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development - then, we'll have YOU to thank for the incredible programming and resources that we are able to provide to students, alumni, faculty, and staff! What are you waiting for?! #loyola #loyno #loyolaloyal

The #IDEAcorps MBA Consulting Challenge, presented by Dr. Bobby and Lori Kent Savoie, is coming up on Tuesday, March 25 at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW)! Join us in Nunemaker Auditorium here on-campus at Loyola University New Orleans as 11 MBA teams from across the country pitch their scale-up strategies for 11 local startups and small businesses, with over $30,000 in cash prizes on the line! RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/ggxTmiyJ This year's teams hail from: ?? University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business ?? Boler College of Business at John Carroll University ?? LSU Flores MBA Program ?? LMU Entrepreneurship Program & Fred Kiesner Center ?? Loyola University New Orleans - MBA, College of Business ?? Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business ?? Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee ?? Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation ?? Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School ??? Florida International University ?? Auburn University Harbert College of Business And they're paired with local startups 4D, Autosmart Detailing Vocational Institute, Cantaloupe AI (Techstars ' 25), Cloud IX, Inc., Crescent City Color, deMAURIAC, Encore CO2, S.C.H.O.O.L.S. , SafePush, Tipzy, and YORO!

Join us on campus as we co-produce the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) Summit with our friends at The Idea Village on Thursday and Friday March 27-28! Check out the schedule and get your FREE pass at noew.org!

?? Join us for the fourth annual IDEAcorps MBA Consulting Challenge final pitch competition happening during #NOEW2025! 11 MBA Teams. 11 Local Startups. $30k in Prizes. ?? RSVP now: https://lnkd.in/gtZh5Nh7 ?? Tuesday, March 25 ? 6:00 PM ?? Nunemaker Auditorium, Monroe Hall 3rd Floor, Loyola University New Orleans Watch top MBA teams pitch their game-changing strategies to real startups. Which company will take home the first-place winning prize of $20k? Be there to find out! All are welcome!

?? Mardi Gras is over… now what? Time to apply for Wolf Pack LaunchU! ?? Back for its 4th year, this FREE startup boot camp is your chance to turn your business idea, side hustle, or early-stage venture into a fully launched success. ?? With $30,000+ in seed funding available—PLUS additional funding just for food & beverage businesses—this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss! ???? Applications are open NOW! Don’t wait—apply at startup.loyno.edu today! ??