Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA)
The Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA) works with businesses as they make decisions to start, expand or relocate to Lafayette, Louisiana, and the surrounding communities. Through innovative collaborations with business, government and education, LEDA strives to grow the community’s business base for future development and diversification. Contact us today! information@lafayette.org or (337) 593-1400.
IT Martini
IT Martini was founded in 2008 with the goal of celebrating technology, entrepreneurship and civic dedication. IT Martini went on to win the TechColumbus Community Choice Award (2012), feature Kevin O'Leary in SharkMeet (2014), help Columbus achieve the Intelligent Community of the Year honor (2015) and host the ICF International Summit (2016).
impACT
Born in Afghanistan, impACT is a global movement for social justice, a more balanced narrative, and system change/stabilization through bottom-up (social) entrepreneurship. We enhance access to networks, resources and knowledge for social entrepreneurs because bottom-up approaches towards system change are crucial to tackling global challenges.