Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Permitting runaround delays opening of second CounterspaceBR

It’s an issue echoed by a number of businesses that have tried to open in Baton Rouge over the years—the permitting process in the city for new businesses is difficult, confusing and frustrating.

Three strategies for managing an understaffed team  

Thanks to continuing resignations, many employees’ workloads have increased to untenable levels.  There are a...

Inside Brandon Landry’s new dinner-only Supper Club 

More than two years in the making, Brandon Landry’s luxury Supper Club opens May 17 in a new space built specifically for the moonshot project

Salata Salad Kitchen wants to open locations in Baton Rouge

Houston-based Salata Salad Kitchen has begun recruiting potential franchise partners to open stores in the Baton Rouge area.

Do you lead like Elon Musk, Herb Kelleher or Sam Walton? 

Leadership is one of the most studied and written topics in the business world. But there’s an emerging concept categorizing leaders by whether they lead with their heart, their head or their hands, which adds an interesting new wrinkle to the subject, Inc. reports. 

Tupac de la Cruz and investors buy South Park Apartments

Baton Rouge-based Zurqui LLC bought the South Park Apartments on Southpark Drive for $3.1 million on Friday.
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Local restaurant owners face price hike dilemma over rising vegetable oil prices

Vegetable oil prices have soared in recent months, forcing local restaurant owners to decide whether to raise prices on customers.

First Small Sliders franchise will open in Thibodaux 

The company, founded in 2019, announced last summer its plans to open a franchise program for its restaurants, which are built using shipping containers.  

D’s Southern Soul Café owner Deborah Dickerson’s food is ‘off the chain’

Dickerson is the owner and founder of D’s Southern Soul Café in historic downtown Plaquemine, a friendly, inviting spot on Railroad Avenue.

Wash N’ Roll Express Car Wash acquired by Atlanta company 

Atlanta-based Mammoth Holdings LLC, a large car wash operator with nearly 100 locations, today announced it has acquired two locally owned Wash N’ Roll Express Car Wash locations in Gonzales and Prairieville for an undisclosed price. Â