Tuesday: The four candidates for the Metro Council District 10 seat will speak at the Chamber of Commerce of East Baton Rouge Parish’s noon luncheon at Café Américain, 7541 Jefferson Highway. Candidates include incumbent Tara Wicker, former Councilwoman Lorri Burgess, and newcomers Leah Cullins and Patricia Bennett-Briggs. They will speak for five minutes each and answer questions. The lunch is $17.50, payable at the door. For more information, contact Woody Jenkins at woodyjenkins@hotmail.com.
Tuesday: New Schools for Baton Rouge is hosting an open house for community members from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Democracy Prep, 4055 Prescott Road. Attendees will have the chance to see classrooms in action and hear from school leaders and staff members. Democracy Prep Baton Rouge is a public charter school. Register and get more information.
Nov. 1: The LSU Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization is hosting an all-day workshop featuring speakers from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Louisiana Technology Transfer Office and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center. The free event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lod Cook Conference Center on LSU’s campus, 3838 W. Lakeshore Drive. Register and get information. Small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to learn about patents and trademarks are encouraged to attend.
Nov. 1-2: Registration is still open for the Center for Planning Excellence’s 2016 Smart Growth Summit. The summit, which focuses on sustainable planning and development in the Southeast, is taking place from 8 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. One-day registration costs $125 and two-day registration costs $175. Current students and faculty can pay $35 for an academic registration. The price for one-day continuing legal education is $175 while two-day continuing legal education costs $225. Get more information on the summit and registration.
Nov. 3: Donald Clement Jr., southeast regional sales manager at Credit Plus Inc., will present “How The New Credit Laws Will Affect You” to the Ascension Business Connection. The event takes place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Sister Linda Constantin Room at St. Elizabeth Hospital, 1125 W. La. 30 in Gonzales. Call (225) 603-5056 to RSVP.
Nov. 14: The LSU Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization will kickoff the opening night of Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week with a showcase of regional startup companies The event will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Emerging Technology Center, 340 E. Parker Blvd. The organizers are still accepting applications for exhibitors. Register as an exhibitor, and get more information about BREW’s opening night.
Nov. 15: Jeff Cherry, executive director of Conscious Venture Lab and the Conscious Venture Fund—an early stage business accelerator and venture capital firm—is the keynote speaker for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s Big Think. His presentation—titled “Can Conscious Capitalism Transform our Cities?”—focuses on the idea that social and economic justice are not inextricably related, and that the lack of a connection is a major contributor to America’s societal ills. He believes in a more inclusive form of capitalism that can transform society as a whole. BRAC’s Big Think is sponsored by Waitr, KPMG and the Louisiana Research and Technology Foundation. Registration, networking and lunch are from 11-11:45 a.m. The presentation will begin at 11:45 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $35 for BRAC members and $45 for nonmembers. Register and get more information.
Nov. 16: She Geauxs!, a daylong women’s leadership conference, will offer professional development and engagement on such topics as early career women, community leadership, women in leadership and female entrepreneurship. Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by a welcome and keynote session featuring Dima Ghawi, an international speaker and business consultant. Fleurty Girl CEO Lauren LeBlanc is the luncheon keynote speaker. Fees are $125 for the general public, $100 for LSU faculty and staff, and $50 for students. Get more information and register here.
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