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<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">Annually, Tulane partners with Propellor to host a city-wide pitch competition known as PitchNOLA. PitchNOLA: Community Solutions is a pitch competition with a simple mission: to provide a platform for community members to propose their solutions to our city’s most pressing social and environmental challenges. The goal is to facilitate start-up funding, project support, and media coverage to ensure the community benefits from the best and most innovative ideas! The “First Place Winner” will receive a $5,000 cash prize, pro bono technical assistance, and consulting through Propeller.</span></span>
<p style="text-align: center">[http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/pitchnola-2013-community-solutions/ http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/pitchnola-2013-community-solutions/]</p><p style="text-align: center"> [http[File://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/images/PitchNOLA-CS_2LoP 2.png http://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/images/|none|PitchNOLA-CS_2LoP 2.png]]</p> = <span style="font-size:xxx-large"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts</span></span><br/> =
<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family: times new roman,times,serif">Local funders in New Orleans include New Orleans Startup Fund ([http://neworleansstartupfund.org/ http://neworleansstartupfund.org/]), South Coast Angel Fund ([http://southcoastangelfund.com/ http://southcoastangelfund.com/]), and the Louisiana fund ([http://www.louisianafund.com/ http://www.louisianafund.com/]). The funds from these organizations help grow an innovation community within the New Orleans area. Moroever, NOBIC, Idea Village, and New Orleans BioDistrcit are also helping grow an innovation community through various business pitch competitions. Lastly, the Bioinnovation PhD program at Tulane University is support by NSF-IGERT ([http://tulane.edu/bioinnovation-IGERT/ http://tulane.edu/bioinnovation-IGERT/]) and promotes overall translation of medical technology education so that the Biotech industry can grow in the greater area of New Orleans. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">There are many workshops and lecture series on Tulane's campus from the Schools of Business, Medicine, and Science and Engineering, along with the tech transfer office (OTT) and Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Program (SISE) ([http://tulane.edu/socialentrepreneurship/ashokau-upcoming-events.cfm [1]]) to assist in entrepreneur and innovation education. For example, Tulane's School of Medicne and OTT provide a lecture series bringing in entrepreneurs, local attorneys, investors, and other experts to educate students on different aspects of entrepreneurship. Moreover, the novel Bioinnovation Program hosts a monthly colliquium series for Tulane students and faculty and the larger New Orleans area of scientific and entrepreneurial community to learn and discuss issues on ethics, entrpereneurship, intellectual property, and translational research. </span><br/></span>
<span style="font-size:larger"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">Specifically, for undergarduate students the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in Tulane's School of Science and Engineering works with OTT to provide two seminars a year, in which invited entrepreneurs discuss their paths to success and share stories of their failures. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">[[Derek Dashti]]</span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif"></span>[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maria_Garcia_Quesada Maria_Garcia_Quesada]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kim_Ma Kim_Ma]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Thien_Ninh Thien_Ninh]
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