PitchNOLA Application

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Competition Type

Program Class:

This application should be completed by the owner/founder/board member who will be acting as the primary point of contact for the competition.

Revisions

Please make the following revisions to your application:

Your Contact Info

First Name

Primary Applicant

Last Name

Primary Applicant

E-mail

(ex: myname@example.com)

Phone Number

Phone number

Your Street Address

Your City

State

Your Zip Code

Are you a founder/owner/board member of this initiative/project/venture?

Will you be participating in the PitchNOLA Competition as a representative of this initiative/project/venture?

Your Income Level

All personal information you and any additional team members share with Propeller is confidential and used to help measure our progress in creating a more inclusive community. Propeller is required to report aggregated income data to our funders to ensure their investments comply with the Community Reinvestment Act.

Parish of Residence

Household Size (New Orleans Metro Area)

Household Size (Hammond Metro Area)

Household Size (Houma-Thibodaux Metro Area)

LMI Limit For Your Household Size

Is your annual household income (before taxes) more or less than the amount listed above?

Your Demographic Info

With which racial or ethnic group(s) do you identify? (Hold CTRL Key for PC and Command Key for Mac to select more than one)

If other race or ethnicity, feel free to specify:

What is your gender identity?

If you prefer to self-describe your gender, feel free to specify:

City of Birth (optional)

Please provide information for all other co-owners/founders/board members (whether they will be participating in the competition or not) as well as anyone else who will be representing the initiative/project/venture at the competition.

Are there any additional team members beyond yourself?

Additional Team Member

Their Contact Info

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Their Street Address

Their City

Their State

Their Zip Code

Are they a founder/owner/board member of this initiative/project/venture?

Will they be participating in the PitchNOLA Competition as a representative of this initiative/project/venture?

Their Income Level

Parish of Residence

Household Size (New Orleans Metro Area)

Household Size (Hammond Metro Area)

Household Size (Houma-Thibodaux Metro Area)

LMI Amount For Their Household Size:

Is their annual household income (before taxes) more or less than the amount listed above?

Their Demographic Info

With which racial or ethnic group(s) do they identify? (Hold CTRL Key for PC and Command Key for Mac to select more than one)

If other race or ethnicity, feel free to specify:

What is their gender identity?

If they prefer to self-describe their gender, feel free to specify:

City of Birth (optional)

Venture Basic Info

Name of idea/venture

Please tell us what you do in one sentence.

Example: Through landscape architecture design and installation, my business slows and stores stormwater before it reaches the drainage system.

What stage is your business? If this is a new initiative from an existing business, please answer with regard to the new product/service line.

Business Structure

Which sector strategy best describes your venture?

Are the majority of the decision makers on your team people of color?

Are the majority of the decision makers on your team women or gender non-binary?

Is the idea that you plan to pitch at this event a new product or service line from an existing mature business?

Application Narrative

1. Propeller aims to grow and support entrepreneurs to tackle social and environmental disparities. What specific problem in New Orleans are you solving? Please describe the problem and what you know about it. (Maximum 150 words)

2. Describe your products and/or services. How will they specifically address the problem that you are trying to solve? (Maximum 150 words)

3. Who are your customers (people paying for your product/service)? Who are your beneficiaries (people who benefit from your product or service, whether or not they pay for it)? If your program or business is new, how do you know that potential customers and beneficiaries would buy into your products/services? (Maximum 150 words)

4. What difference will you and your organization make in the next year? How will your organization change people's lives? How do you know when you’ve been successful? (Maximum 150 words)

5. Describe how your venture will/does make money. Please note that you may attach any supporting financial documents, including revenue projections, in a later section of this form under Supporting Documents. (Maximum 150 words)

6. Who are your competitors/potential partners? What do you know about organizations providing similar products/services in your field? (Maximum 150 words)

7. Why is your team the right one to implement this idea? What expertise, capacity, connections, or resources do you and your team have that will make you successful? Do you have any partners (other businesses or organizations)? (Maximum 150 words)

8. If you win this competition, what will you do with the award money? Will you need additional funding to implement your solution? Give us a sense of your timeline and needs beyond this competition. (Maximum 150 words)

Supporting Media

(Optional) Supporting Documents or Multimedia (testimonials, budget projections, marketing material, etc). You can add up to 5 files. If you are revising your application please do not resubmit these documents unless they have changed.

(Optional) If desired, please record a 2-minute video telling us why you're excited about your solution. Please include your name and the name of your venture in your recording. You can paste a link to your video here or email it directly to cmcdonald@gopropeller.org.

If other, please describe how you heard about us below:

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