May 1, 2025 – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) is accepting applications for WIN 2.0: Pitch Smart, Win Big. On May 23, this special event will give small businesses an opportunity to pitch their shelf-ready retail product to be sold inside the Convention Center.
Hosted by the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority’s Small & Emerging Business (SEB) Program, the WIN 2.0 event will be a high-energy, Shark Tank-style pitch competition where business owners can pitch their retail products to a panel of judges. The judges will evaluate pitches and select a winner based on market viability, branding and scalability. The winning company will have the opportunity to sell their product inside Dutch’s Corner, the Convention Center’s in-house convenience store.