Career Immersion & Leadership Institute - CILI has launched it's 4th Annual Business Case Competition. 

This is a regional competition that brings together various partners within the region to create tangible outcomes:

• For regional college students it provides an opportunity to work on a real small business issue. Teams from various regional colleges and universities compete to produce the best solution for a local small business. The winning team not only gets bragging rights for 1-year, but they also take home $1,000.00 dollars!  2nd Place winning team gets $500.00.  Most importantly, each team is able to PITCH their idea directly to the business owner and a panel of local business leaders. 

• For a local small business owner, CILI partners with New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, Propeller and Goldman Sach's Alumni. Members from these partner organizations submit their business need. Each small business's proposal is reviewed, and one is selected to be the "business case" the students get to work for several weeks on and PITCH a solution on PITCH NIGHT!

• Competition Partners and Sponsors all work together to create the regional learning opportunity to showcase the talented Gen Z college students here in our region. 

• PITCH NIGHT is November 19, 2025! Please join us to witness and celebrate the talent within our region.