Loyola Entrepreneur Association

Another great article on Pitch Loyola!
http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/loyola_students_launch_an_entr.html

Loyola students launch an entrepreneurship club, business pitch contest A newly formed entrepreneurship group at Loyola University will present its first business pitch competition, called "Pitch it, Loyno!," on Thursday. The contest is free and open to the public, taking place at 7 p.m. in room 114 of...

Great Coverage of Pitch Loyola!
http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2014/01/28/loyola-to-hold-its-first-business-pitch-event/

Loyola to hold its first business pitch event This is the first event spearheaded by the Loyola University New Orleans Entrepreneurship Association, which was founded and chartered last fall.

Interested in start-ups? Check this Out!

http://graphics.wsj.com/billion-dollar-club/

Billion-Dollar Startup Club - WSJ.com The Journal and Dow Jones VentureSource are tracking companies that are valued at $1 billion or more by venture-capital firms. Today there are more than 30 such companies in the U.S., Europe and China.

Great advice for entrepreneurs! Check it out!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/07/tim-ferriss_n_4740611.html?utm_hp_ref=small-business

Being Smart Won't Get You Ahead, This Will Intellect is beside the point when you're starting a business, according to author and angel investor Tim Ferriss. Author of the bestselling "4-Hour Work Week," Ferriss built a career by finding what he calls a "special toolkit"...

We are big fish in a small pond!! Great article!

http://www.businessinsider.com/malcolm-gladwells-david-and-goliath-2013-10

Malcolm Gladwell's Fascinating Theory On Why You Should Be A Big Fish In A Little Pond In his latest book, "David and Goliath," best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell argues that elite institutions aren't always the right way to go.

Many thanks to everyone who attended Pitch Loyola 2014, it was a huge success! Special thanks to our SPONSORS (feelgoodz, launchpad, Delta Gamma Fraternity, and Center for Spiritual Capital), JUDGES, and faculty and staff members who helped promote the event.

Happy second week of school! We hope that everyone has transitioned back into academic life well and their semester is off to a great start. Heads up to everyone about this awesome event coming up on January 30th called "EMPLOY the PACK: A Conference for Emerging Professionals". It will feature James Reilly, the entrepreneur who founded The Guild Agency. Click the link and event to register below:
http://calendar.loyno.edu/dept/studentaffairs/2014-01-25

University Calendar | Loyola University New Orleans Calendar of events for Loyola University New Orleans

Hey y'all,
A HUGE thank you for everyone that came out to the meeting yesterday! The feedback that you gave was great. For those of you that picked up applications for the last two officer positions please have those turned in by Friday at midnight. Instructions for turning them in are on the last page. Thanks again!

Hey y'all,
Just a reminder that the club will be having its first meeting tomorrow at 12:30 in Miller room 208!