6th annual Junior League Woman Entrepreneurship Fellowship Pitch Competiti

4523 Magazine Street,New Orleans LA 70115

05 April, 2022

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Join us to hear 5 female entrepreneurs pitch their business in front of a live audience for a chance to win $5,000 in cash and more! JUNIOR LEAGUE OF NEW ORLEANS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR FELLOWSHIP April 5, 2022 NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Junior League of New Orleans (JLNO) is pleased to announce five finalists for its Woman Entrepreneur (WE) Fellowship. These women-owned businesses will pitch their ventures before judges and a live audience on April 5, 2022 at 5:30 PM. JLNO’s WE Fellowship will support the winning endeavor with mentoring and in-kind services provided by Junior League members. The WE Fellowship also provides a $5,000 grant, access to work/meeting space, nonprofit board training, and marketing opportunities with JLNO’s membership. The WE Fellowship grant is supported by a generous donation from Fidelity Bank’s P.O.W.E.R., Potential of Women Entrepreneurs Realized, program. Additionally, the five finalists have also received individual consulting to prepare for the pitch competition from trepwise, a local Growth Consulting Firm. For the first time this year, the winner will be featured in a 1 page spread in The Scout Guide New Orleans Volume 11. The five WE Fellowship finalists are: CITRONOLA, LLC NOLA Learning Support and Consulting, L3C Lively Sauces Bomb Ass Fro Nola Bougie, LLC Each finalist will give a five-minute presentation followed by a brief question and answer session. Taylor Morgan and Katie Mick, Co-Chairs of the WE Fellowship Committee, will host the event. At the conclusion of the presentations, three judges will select the 2020-2021 WE Fellow. The judges are: Christa Cotton, owner, el guapo bitters Artemis Antippas, owner, Greek Girls Rice Pudding Michelle Johnston, Gaston Chair of Business Loyola University New Orleans and Author of The Seismic Shift in Leadership The WE Fellowship program and pitch competition are possible thanks to this year’s sponsors: Fidelity Bank’s P.O.W.E.R. Program, trepwise, The Scout Guide New Orleans, Fire House Loft, Basics Plus: Communication and Learning. The Junior League of New Orleans is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.