Entrepreneurship & Small Business

The startups, founders, and small businesses driving innovation and growth across the Capital Region.

Inflation remains No. 1 problem for small business owners

NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.3 points in September to 92.1, making the ninth consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98.

Workplace ‘perks’ that employees actually hate

With employers currently struggling to lure workers back to the office and keep them motivated, perks seem one obvious answer.

Boomerang Comedy Theater aims to create professional comics

At Baton Rouge’s new Boomerang Comedy Theater, guests find laughs of a caliber you may not have known existed

Cabrera family buys two Tigerland apartment complexes for $935K

Towering Oaks BR LLC has purchased The Gallery apartment complex as well as one of the Bengal Court properties on Tigerland's Jim Taylor Drive for a combined $935,000.

Small business group files suit over Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

An advocacy group for small businesses has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the...

More businesses now willing to hire employees with criminal records 

The ongoing labor shortage has pushed more employers to recruit employees who have served prison time, The Wall Street Journal reports. 
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Proposed rule lifts moratorium on new small business lending firms 

The White House this week sent a news flash that could change the face of small business lending sometime next year, Inc. reports. 

Cutting down on meetings could save your company thousands

If you’ve ever heard your employees complain that “this meeting could have been an...

Tight US warehouse market pushing small businesses out  

A warehouse crush across the U.S. is squeezing out smaller companies as big retailers...

Me-Moes owners transform former church into garden center

Jeremy and Kate Spikes, owners of Me-Moes Lawn and Landscaping, opened Plant Barn Garden Center and Nursery off Perkins Road last month to coincide with their landscaping business. 
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