Funding Your Dreams with Dr. Roshawnna Novellus (Episode 48)

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Our #wcwoftheweek is Dr. Roshawnna Novellus, creator of EnrichHER, is passionate about helping business owners ready to attract funding. Dr. Novellus has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Inc., WSJ, and Rolling Out. She has also completed the Pipeline Angels Fellowship, a Kauffman program in angel investing. Roshawnna serves on the Commission on Women for the City of Atlanta, and was honored as one of the Women Who Means Business by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Dr. Novellus used crowdfunding to raise of $600,000 in donations and scholarships to pay for her college education.
Roshawnna holds a Doctor of Science in Systems Engineering and Finance from the George Washington University, a MS in Information technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a BA in Business Management Economics, and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of California. She is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and is a member of various professional organizations including the Forbes Young Entrepreneur Council(YEC).
This past April she held her first inaugural EnrichHER Business Conference at Atlanta Tech Village in Buckhead, GA. In partnership with the City of Atlanta, EnrichHer supported women entrepreneurs during a two-day conference that engaged over 250 participants. The conference focused on the development of successful women business leaders. Six women led businesses participated in EnrichHER's business pitch competition. The winner, Lalanya Abner of Imagination Beyond Boundaries, was awarded $5,000 in funding.