The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is accepting applications for the 2022 Catapult Fund small business training program. The Catapult Fund is open to entrepreneurs in the beauty, fashion and jewelry industries. The program is a partnership between the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Capital One Bank and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center Greater New Orleans and River Region.
The purpose of the Catapult Fund is to encourage innovation and sustainability for entrepreneurs in cultural industries through training and investment. As an education and funding program for entrepreneurs in the arts, the Catapult Fund provides intensive training in best practices for business, along with access to grant funding.
“The Jazz & Heritage Foundation has over the years provided millions of dollars in grant funding to nonprofits and education programs through our Community Partnership Grants,” said Don Marshall, executive dDirector of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. “With the explosion of entrepreneurship in our region, we also want to support those businesses working in the arts that are contributing to the development of a sustainable cultural industry.”
To be eligible, applicants must have small Louisiana-based businesses in the beauty, fashion and jewelry industries. These may include clothing, cosmetics, soaps, hair products and more. The Catapult Fund provides a 12-session course over a three-month period of business training. Sessions will take place on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. All classes will be held virtually via Zoom. Following completion of the training course, participants will be awarded grant funding.
The deadline for online applications is January 12, 2022.. All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted online. On Tuesday, January 25, interviews will take place virtually. Courses will take place between February 1 and April 26. Learn more and apply on catapultfund.org
Additional help with online applications is available from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation by calling (504) 558-6100 or emailing grants@jazzandheritage.
