Entrepreneurship & Small Business

This year’s best and worst national marketing stunts 

As the attention economy grows all the more crowded, companies are increasingly turning to...

Holiday season also a time to finalize your tax prep

The holidays may be the most wonderful time of year, but they are also the time when individuals and businesses need to be finalizing their year-end financials in preparation for filing taxes.

After a bleak year, IPO market expected to be slow again in 2023  

The past year has been a bleak one for the IPO market, and experts say 2023 is likely to be similar unless the economy is more resilient than expected. 

Much-anticipated Barracuda Taco Stand adds more alfresco options in Mid City 

Options for tacos in Baton Rouge continue to evolve with the much-anticipated opening of...

Businesses disrupted by pandemic face requirement deadlines

Spring will mark three years since the pandemic began, a potentially important milestone for corporations and LLCs that may have gotten slightly out of practice at completing their yearly corporate formalities during the pandemic.

Don’t forget the gift of tax prep

Money-saving strategies for high net worth individuals and small business owners to keep their tax bill low.
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MasteryPrep sale boosts funding for local software startup

OfficerReports, a Baton Rouge software startup that helps security guard companies manage remote employees, is getting a funding boost as it expands to work with other types of businesses. 

How the latest Fed rate hike will affect small business loans 

With the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike adding half a percentage point to the cost of debt capital and reaching its highest level in 15 years, the majority of small business loans will hit the double-digit interest level for the first time since 2007, CNBC reports. 

City-parish sees decrease in new businesses during 2022

East Baton Rouge Parish has seen a drop in new businesses during 2022, according to the latest numbers available from the city-parish.

Downtown retailer plans to open bookstore in February

The owner of a downtown Baton Rouge plant shop and design studio plans to open a bookstore in his open space next door.