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SBA InnovateHER Business Challenge local Pitch Event
Date and Time
Wednesday Dec 2, 2015
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CSTDecember 2, 2015 6:00PM
Location
Landing Zone, 625 Celeste Street, New Orleans LA 70130
Fees/Admission
free
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Contact Information
Jennifer Talley
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Landing Zone is a 20,000 sq ft. business incubator in New Orleans lower garden district focused on empowering entrepreneurship though strategic program alliances and partnerships. Building on the success of the SBA’s inaugural 2015 InnovateHER Business Challenge, we are pleased to announce that Landing Zone has been selected as a local host to the SBA’s InnovateHER 2016: Innovating for Women Business Challenge and Summit. The InnovateHER Challenge is a national prize competition aimed at unearthing products and services that impact and empower the lives of women and families through local business competitions that culminate in a live pitch Final Round. Each local winner will be sent for consideration to compete in the Final Round. During the InnovateHER Finals, up to 10 Finalists will compete for the Top Three cash prizes totaling $70,000 provided by Microsoft. This year, the national InnovateHER Finals will be held on March 16 & 17, 2016 in the Washington, D.C. metro area as part of a larger Women’s Summit.
We are looking for the most innovative products and services that help impact and empower women’s lives. Application deadline is November 18, 2015 and criteria to be considered is:
- A product or service that has a measurable impact on the lives of women and families
- Has the potential for commercialization
- Fills a need in the marketplace.
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