Episode 274: New Entrepreneurship Council Brings All the Big Players Together for the First Time

About this episode

The episode discusses the launch of the New Orleans Entrepreneurship Council and its goals to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region.

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week is fast approaching (March 9-14), and one of the biggest pieces of news in this ecosystem lately was this fall’s launch of the New Orleans Entrepreneurship Council (NEC). The council is designed to bring area stakeholders and organizations together to unify and amplify their efforts with the goal of attracting, retaining, and growing entrepreneurial talent in the region. NEC Chair Kimberly Gramm, chief innovation and entrepreneurship officer at Tulane University’s Innovation Institute, shares all the details.

People in this episode

Guest: Kimberly Gramm

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• New Orleans
• business council

Keywords

• New Orleans Entrepreneur Week
• NEC
• entrepreneurial talent

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Tulane University’s Innovation Institute

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