Bettering Your Business
BYB is dedicated to connecting members of OCHAMBA and New Orleans & Co. to resources that will assist entrepreneurs/small business owners with events, networking opportunities, and more right here in the city!
Grants
Louisiana Dowment for the Humanities is giving out several grants, check them out here!
The AMEX SHOP SMALL GRANTS is live! To find more information, click here!
LA / New Orleans
startup incubators
The Office of supplier diversity
The Office of Supplier Diversity was created to help mitigate the effects of past and present social and economic discrimination by increasing the utilization of certified disadvantaged business enterprises in the procurement of goods and services by the City of New Orleans. The office oversees certification, compliance, outreach, training, and capacity building for disadvantaged businesses in the City of New Orleans.
The Office of Supplier Diversity is presenting the Equitable Business Opportunities (EBO) Program, which is committed to providing opportunities to businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged persons and is charged with ensuring their meaningful participation in the contracting activities of the City that involve public spending or private projects that utilize public funding or incentives. The objectives of the EBO program are to:
Increase the number of available, qualified and capable City certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs).
Increase the number and the dollar amount of contracts with DBEs.
Ensure compliance and monitoring of DBE participation on City contracts.
Create a level playing field upon which DBEs can compete fairly for City contracts.
Assist certified DBEs to build more competitive and sustainable businesses for the benefit of the City and its residents.
The City of New Orleans established an overall goal of 35% utilization of socially and economically disadvantaged businesses for all public spending or private projects that utilize public funding and/or incentives.
To find out more information, CLICK HERE.
New orleans & Company Events
New Orleans & Company is the official destination sales and marketing organization for New Orleans’ tourism industry. Founded in 1960, our mission is to inspire, promote and encourage travel to our city for the economic, social and community benefit of New Orleans and its people. Our vision is to ensure New Orleans remains the most remarkable, unique, and welcoming city in the world. OCHAMBA and NOLA&Co. are now in partnership to help businesses within our corridor gain resources to stable growth! To learn more, visit the New Orleans & Co Tab on our website!
When there are more events for small businesses, they will be listed here! In the meantime, please visit out NOLA & Co. Tab for more information on our partnership!
Local events / vending OPPORTUNITIES
This is where you will find local events/markets where you can sign up to be a vendor to gain more exposure to your business!