NOEW, the culmination of The Idea Village’s annual Entrepreneur Season, has become the premier showcase event for the New Orleans entrepreneurial ecosystem. Over 4,000 local individuals are registered for the 2014 Season’s educational, consulting, and capital programs – and NOEW is expected to engage more than 5,000 entrepreneurs, businesses executives, prominent investors, and MBA students through over 56 innovative events.
Additionally, 75 New Orleans-based startups will be showcased in 16 capital competitions for venture, angel, and seed funding during NOEW 2014, a 28% increase in featured ventures from NOEW 2013. A product of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, these companies represent a number of diverse industries including food, water, digital media, technology, education, and arts.
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