Flyte has created dozens of free, high-quality financial education programs with its partners. Below are some examples of our programming.
Virtual Entrepreneur Empowerment Program
May 2022-May 2023
Our flagship Entrepreneur Empowerment Program works with over 50 early-stage small business owners annually. The majority of these business owners are women of color with children.
Each entrepreneur has access to the same resources over 12 months:
15+ hours of personal and business finance training
5+ hours of non-financial business training
40+ hours of professional mentorship
A cash stipend to allocate towards business expenses
Access to discounted professional services
Access to free financial planning resources
Access to low-interest micro loans up to $50k
Applications for our 2022/23 cohort are now closed. If you are interested in being part of a future cohort, please fill out the form on our Contact page
Virtual Entrepreneur Empowerment Program
April 2021-April 2022
12 month program focused on female BIPOC business owners with children.
30 participants who each receive a business stipend, personal and business finance training and a dedicated professional mentor over the lifetime of the program.
Topics covered: personal and business credit, budgeting, cyber security, fraud detection, tax filing, tracking income and expenses, bookkeeping, preparing financial statements
Community Partners: University of New Orleans, The New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce, Propeller Incubator, Fund17, Algiers Economic Development Fund, El Centro
Finance Partners: CapitalOne, Regions Bank, Home Bank, New York Life, Hope Credit Union
manage your money during coronavirus webinars
apr/may 2020
Five week webinar series run in conjunction with the NOLA Public Libraries to help people in New Orleans manage the financial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Topics Covered: Budgeting, credit scores and reports, investing during Coronavirus, the pathways to home ownership, navigating the unemployment insurance system
Partners: NOLA Public Libraries, New York Life, Hope Credit Union, Home Bank
Attendance: 20-40 attendees per session
Age group: 18-65+
Tulane Financial Education Program
Jan/Feb 2020
Four week course run with The Well department for student health and wellness. Topics covered included bank accounts, budgeting, credit management and planning for the future
Partners: Regions Banks and New York Life
Attendance: 30-40 students per session
Age group: 18-25
Location: The Commons, Tulane Campus
Keller Library Financial Literacy Workshop Series
Sep-Nov 2019
Ten week program run out of the Keller Library in Broadmoor in partnership with the Orleans Public Defenders
Topics Covered: Bank accounts, budgeting, credit, job readiness, managing court fees, insurance, housing access, filing taxes, planning for retirement
Partners: Regions Bank, New York Life, Hope Credit Union, Home Bank, New Orleans Business Alliance, Louisiana Alliance of CPAs
Attendance: Average of 20 per session
Age group: All ages
JOB1 Youthworks weekly Workshop
Ongoing weekly Program for youth taking part in JOB1’s YouthForce Programming
Topics covered: Banking, credit, budgeting, planning for the future
Partner: Regions
Attendance: Average of 5
Age group: 17-21
Location: JOB1 Offices, 3400 Tulane Av
Tulane VISTA Professional development program
may/jun 2020
Four week course run with Tulane Americorps Vists. Topics covered included bank accounts, budgeting, credit management and planning for the future
Partners: Regions Banks and New York Life
Attendance: 20-30 students per session
Age group: 21-35
Location: Tulane Campus
“It is easier to build strong children, than to repair broken men”