New Orleans, LA (February 24, 2015) — Today, The Wild Life Reserve, located at 111 St. Charles Avenue, announces that it has been nominated for The Big Idea Pitch Competition during the 7th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), the business festival celebrating New Orleans entrepreneurs and trailblazers, presented by IBERIABANK and produced by The Idea Village. The Wild Life Reserve, along with 21 other nominees, is currently featured on a special Big Idea voting platform on NOLA.com. The general public is invited to vote on their favorite(s) of the featured entrepreneurs once a day until Monday, March 23rd. The 12 community favorites, as determined by the gross number of votes received, will go on to participate in The Big Idea on Friday, March 27th at 5pm, where over $25,000 in seed funding is on the table.
The Wild Life Reserve has been selected to participate in two other notable competitions during NOEW 2015, The Downtown Development District’s Downtown NOLA Arts-Based Business Pitch and the Urban League of Greater New Orleans’ Women in Business Challenge.
A brand incubator with a focus on fashion and brand development, the aim of The Wild Life Reserve is to protect and promote brand growth under the principles of an actual wildlife reserve. The Wild Life Reserve Incubator brings creatives into the reserve providing them with education, exposure and the wherewithal to strive in the industry, “The Wild”.
“Protecting Fashion and Building Brands.” Creative Director Tabitha Bethune has made it their mission to preserve fashion through teaming up with like-minded creatives and providing them with services that include, but are not limited to brand outlook, marketing and product development. Tabitha Bethune, “We take pride in providing our services to creatives from concept to collection.”
For more information about The Wild Life Reserve visit thewildlifereserve.com or stop in to the flagship location at 111 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130
For more information on New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, visit www.NOEW.org.
About The Wild Life Reserve
The Wild Life Reserve incubator program is a place for intensive, hands-on training, offering resourcing and brand development. WLR Incubator takes brands from “Dirt to Shirt”. Workshops, 3D measurement technology, pattern making, manufacturing, private showrooms and a prime New Orleans retail location for designers to grow their brands are offered. The Wild Life Reserve Brand Incubator is located at 111 St. Charles Avenue Downtown New Orleans.
