Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Forte and Tablada acquires Boyd Holmes Engineering 

Baton Rouge-based engineering and land surveying firm Forte and Tablada today announced it has acquired Boyd Holmes Engineering Inc. 

Baton Rouge startup focuses on growth in crowded fitness wear market

Sense Fitness founder Aaron Elzy wants his yoga and fitness wear brand to represent a lifestyle, not just quality clothing. 

Best of 225 hits newsstands today 

225 magazine unveiled this year’s Best of 225 winners at a special event Tuesday...

Majority of small business owners confident they can survive another downturn

Maybe it’s partially due to the roller-coaster ride that businesses have been on for...

Inside Iverstine Farms Butcher’s new dine-in location 

At Iverstine Farms Butcher’s new digs on Perkins Road, shoppers will find the same high-quality cuts of meat the brand has come to be known for in the Baton Rouge area

Inside Southern Bicycle’s new location on Perkins Road 

It wasn’t easy for Southern Bicycle Co. to close The Bicycle Shop, its Highland Road store at the edge of LSU’s campus, earlier this year. But
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Alvarez Construction will build headquarters at new office park

Alvarez Construction is preparing to build new headquarters in the Parks at Bayou Fountain, a new office park near the intersection of Highland Road and Burbank Drive. 

Seven qualities of effective leaders

A recent study from Google, which talked to 900 startup leaders in more than 40 countries, found that all leaders share seven essential traits, Inc. reports. 

​​​​New state law opens NIL floodgates for MatchPoint Connection

MatchPoint Connection, a Baton Rouge firm that connects brands with influencers, has facilitated $760,000 in executed contracts with LSU athletes looking to market their name, image and likeness this month alone, CEO Brian Oliver says. 

Troublemakers rejoice! You’re needed at the office  

Whenever a business experiences major public backlash to a decision, Luvvie Ajayi Jones always asks the same question: "Who was in that meeting who did not say something?"Â