Entrepreneurship & Small Business - Baton Rouge Business Report

Leola’s Cafe owners open Mid City snowball stand to honor late daughter

Baton Rouge’s newest mobile stand, Aliye Belle’s Snowballs, is changing the game with specialty flavors and layered snowballs—just in time for the sizzling temps.

First Look: Tap 65, Mid City’s new Instagrammable spot

Tap 65 owner Rick Patel wanted the design of his new restaurant to be “as Instagrammable as possible”—a goal successfully met by the new Mid City spot’s interactive décor.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice franchise coming to LSU North Gate neighborhood

A Jeremiah’s Italian Ice location, the brand’s second in Louisiana, is planned for the North Gate neighborhood near LSU.

Small business owners’ expectations for the future at lowest level in decades

Small business owners’ expectations for the future are at the lowest level since the NFIB began releasing its business optimism index 48 years ago.

Entrepreneurs share key lessons learned through failure

Everybody fails. From Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to the small-business owner at your corner store, enduring failure is simply a fact of life for all entrepreneurs.

Beer and software development collide at Agile Brewing

Primeaux, a full-time software developer, opened his new brewery off of Airline Highway near Old Jefferson in April.

- Advertisement -

Congress examines massive fraud involving pandemic aid to small businesses

A congressional panel today will examine payouts under a federal coronavirus pandemic aid program intended to help small businesses

Grand opening set for CounterspaceBR’s Bocage location

Opening its second location in Baton Rouge just a short drive away from Bocage Village, locally owned cookie shop CounterspaceBR is seeking to become more than a supplier of sweet treats.

MBAs are getting job offers before they step on campus

Just getting accepted into business school is proving to be a career boost for...

Summer 2022: Pent-up demand meets rising inflation

Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer.