If you can navigate around the regulations and risks, investing in real estate abroad can bring home big returns

Baton Rouge businessman Martin Svendson spent years looking for a suitable investment abroad before...

From photo shoots at the Vatican to flower-adorned bicycles, wedding professionals share tales from the nuptial business

In an industry that thrives on acute attention to detail and seamless execution, it...

How one Baton Rouge entrepreneur has engineered an international pepper empire that he never aimed to build

Chris White says all three of his companies— Chemetec, Braid Logistics North America and...

Decades-old family dry cleaners in Baton Rouge are trying to adapt to changing trends and styles that are putting a wrinkle in their profits

Sutton’s Dry Cleaning owner Norman Sutton says his four-day-a-week pickup and dropoff service helps...

Erica Crenshaw’s best advice came from Florida A&M’s legendary business dean

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) Erica Crenshaw CEO, Execute Now! Age: 39 “The best advice I ever received was...

Ryan Thibodeaux offers insights for the average investor

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) With volatility plaguing the stock market, Business Report recently sat down with...

Local women develop non-traditional leadership conference with a focus on diversity and solutions

(She Geauxs conference creators Dima Ghawi, from left, Tracey Rizzuto, Rachel Henry and Kristie...

2016 Influential Women in Business: Sylvia Weatherspoon

(Photography by Marie Constantin) POINTS OF INFLUENCE • Developed community outreach programs focused on fostering kindness...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Gaye Sandoz, LSU AgCenter Food Incubator

(Photography by Don Kadair) Name: Gaye Morrison Sandoz Position: Director, LSU AgCenter Food Incubator Age: 59 Hometown: Baton...

Many out-of-state businesses find the Capital City a perfect place to enter the Louisiana market

(Buc-ee’s owner Arch “Beaver” Aplin says heavy traffic and area demographics make Baton Rouge...