Propeller is proud to announce the 15 ventures selected for its nationally recognized 2025 Impact Accelerator: Growth Track. This 5-month program equips mission-driven entrepreneurs with coaching, community-building, tailored curriculum, and technical assistance designed to grow businesses grounded in financial viability, equity, and social impact.

May 14, 2025 “Where Entrepreneurs Come to Grow” is the tagline of Propeller, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs grow their small businesses and nonprofits to tackle social and environmental disparities […]

May 13, 2025 NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Propeller, the nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs tackling social and environmental disparities in New Orleans, proudly announces the transition of leadership to […]

May 1, 2025 Thank you so very much for your partnership and support of Propeller since our founding. Because you have been a part of Propeller’s journey and evolution to […]

The Financial Wellness Collaborative – a partnership between Propeller, Thrive NOLA and Fund 17 – helps small-business owners in New Orleans bolster their overall financial health through a series of workshops and more.

Drawing on the co-leadership of CORE (Community Organizations Reimagining Ecosystems), a national cohort of eight place-based intermediaries—Co.act, Community Wealth Partners, Mission Capital, Propeller, Radical Partners, Rooted in Vibrant Communities, Social Innovation Forum, and Social Justice Partners Los Angeles—as well as research from ideas42, this article explores how PBIs leverage their local knowledge and provide tailored support to cultivate sustainable, impactful change.

Saul’s Light Founder and Executive Director and Startup Accelerator 2018 alumna Kimberly Novod is profiled in the New Orleans Advocate.

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Propeller, a nonprofit incubator and coworking space dedicated to fostering social entrepreneurship in New Orleans, is hosting “Feeding NOLA’s Future”, an initiative in collaboration with […]

Addis NOLA is a New Orleans gathering spot, a family-owned restaurant serving up authentic Ethiopian cuisine. Located on the historic Bayou Road, Addis NOLA is flourishing, and restauranteur Dr. Biruk Alemayehu […]

Square, Cash App and Visa partnered with New Orleans nonprofit organization Propeller to provide local food and beverage businesses with technology and support to help them succeed. The organizations teamed up to offer a first-of-its-kind event […]