Minority Entrepreneurship

New Orleans Startup Fund Announces New Class of PowerMoves.NOLA Fellows

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New Orleans, La. — The New Orleans Startup Fund announced a new class of PowerMoves.NOLA fellows today. The fellowship program was created to increase the number of venture-backed, high-growth, high-tech startups led by entrepreneurs of color in New Orleans. New Orleans has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s leading startup hubs, and in 2014, the New Orleans Startup Fund created PowerMoves.NOLA to be intentional about growing an inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystem in the…

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U.S. Department of Commerce Commits $250,000 to Propeller and the New Orleans Startup Fund to Launch Equity Investment Fund for Social Entrepreneurs

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NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Startup Fund (NOSF) is providing technical assistance to 16 minority-owned small businesses in New Orleans through a program funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “When small businesses do well, there is a ripple effect throughout the community,” said Jimmy Roussel, the CEO of NOSF. “This program will provide resources to meet…

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