The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has announced that applications are open for the 2022 Catapult Fund small business training program. The 2022 Catapult Fund is open to entrepreneurs in the beauty, fashion and jewelry industries. This program is a partnership between the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Capital One Bank and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center Greater New Orleans and River Region.
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Disadvantaged Business Workshop
Resilient Corridor Initiative (RCI) Phase II Applications Now Open
New Orleans Redevelopment Authority to Auction 110± Properties in Citywide Online-Only Auction
The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) is conducting another ONLINE-ONLY auction of 110± vacant lots and structures located citywide. Bidding for this auction will begin on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 8:00 AM and end between 12:00 NOON and 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.
The auction is open to the public. Anyone can register to bid on the properties.
The properties will sell “AS-IS, WHERE-IS” to the highest bidder. Properties are subject to a minimum bid price of $4,000 per property. There will be a virtual Buyers’ Seminar on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, beginning at 6:00 p.m. CT. This event will be done virtually. Participants can join the Zoom meeting through this link: https://zoom.us/j/99124550272.
New Orleans Business Alliance: Amazon Commits $150M to Empower Black Entrepreneurs
Amazon’s new Black Business Accelerator provides access to capital, business guidance,
mentorship, and marketing support to help Black business owners succeed as sellers in Amazon’s store.
Amazon is launching the Black Business Accelerator (BBA) to help build sustainable equity and growth for Black-owned businesses. The initiative—which explicitly targets barriers to access, opportunity, and advancement created by systemic racism across America—was created in partnership with our Black Employee Network and a coalition of strategic partners.