Entrepreneurship

Collin Ferguson (BSM ’04) considers the arts community to be the greatest natural resource that New Orleans possesses. Ferguson’s company, Where Y’Art, is dedicated to promoting the work of local artists and building a stronger, more…

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business released the results of the 2019 Greater New Orleans Startup Report, the first comprehensive overview of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

For its 40th anniversary presentation, the Tulane Business Forum takes a deep dive into the customer experience, showcasing innovative companies and business leaders who are using service to differentiate themselves and create value.…

Biz New Orleans interviewed Rob Lalka, executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, about VC University Live, the upcoming executive education program co-presented by the Freeman School.

Rob Lalka, executive director of the Freeman School’s Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was quoted in a New Orleans Advocate story about the Opportunity Zone tax break program, which has received criticism for…

Tulane University honored skin care innovators Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields and social entrepreneurs Stephanie and David Barksdale as its Entrepreneurs of the Year at the 2019 Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and…

Less than two weeks after winning the top prize at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, the red-hot startup founded by a pair of Tulane University students has done it again.

Netscape Communications Corp. founder Jim Clark and CEO Jim Barksdale shared their recollections of the company's meteoric rise in a special keynote talk hosted by New Orleans Entrepreneur Week.

Rob Lalka, professor of practice and executive director of the Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, co-authored an OpEd for NOLA.com with Idea Village CEO Jon Atkinson about the city's post-Katrina entrepreneurial…

KnoNap (George Washington University), RentCheck (Tulane University) and Speeko (University of Iowa) have been selected as the three finalists in the 2019 Tulane Business Model Competition.

Jamie Milstein won third-place and $10,000 in Weber State University's Outdoor Weber Competition with her pitch for a smart device she's developing that can instantaneously stream data and statistics.

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has named the six student teams that will face off in the qualifying round of the 2019 Tulane Business Model Competition during the 11th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW…

Jim Clark, co-founder of Netscape and Silicon Graphics, and Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World and star of CNBC reality shows "The Profit" and "The Partner," are among the headline speakers for the 11th annual New…

Ten years after their fortuitous meeting in Sharp Hall, Matthew Berman (BSM '09) and Warren H. Cohn (BSM '09) have brought their partnership under one roof in a joint venture called Emerald Digital, a full-service digital-marketing…

Rob Lalka, executive director of the Freeman School's Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was quoted in the New Orleans Advocate about the Freeman School's recently announced partnership with the Idea Village to produce…

The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University’s newest offering will marry the New Orleans culture of hospitality with the excellence in academics for which Tulane is acclaimed.

The Idea Village and the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University are joining forces to produce the 11th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), March 25th - 29th, 2019.

Student entrepreneurs are invited to enter the 19th annual Tulane Business Model Competition (TBMC) for a chance to win more than $40,000 in cash and prizes for promising startup ventures.

Rob Lalka co-authored an op-ed in The Hill in which he argues for changing the gross income provision of Opportunity Zones, the tax incentive established as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to help spur investment in distressed…

The Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business has awarded eight career-development grants as part of the newly launched Lepage Faculty Fellows program.

The Lepage Center has launched a new program that connects student startup founders with a team of successful executives, investors and entrepreneurs for one-on-one coaching and mentoring.

The Lepage Faculty Fellows program, a new initiative of the Freeman School's Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will award grants of up to $10,000 per year to Tulane faculty members working in the areas of…

As a professional football player, Freeman School alumnus Brandon LeBeau (BSM '15) has some slick moves on the field. As the founder of local moving company Movn, LeBeau also specializes in smooth moves off the gridiron.

Two students at Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business have turned their gripes with renting into a company that could revolutionize how lease agreements are managed.

Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business honored business executive Patrick Comer and civic activist Sandy Rosenthal as its 2018 Entrepreneurs of the Year.