Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Relief Telemed going through bankruptcy reorganization

Relief Telemed, a Baton Rouge firm that aspired to be the “Waitr of health care,” is going through bankruptcy proceedings.

Walk-On’s signs multi-restaurant deal with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney 

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux today announced it has signed a multi-restaurant development agreement with Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney. 

Baton Rouge-based firm buys downtown apartments for nearly $8M

Baton Rouge-based A.C. Lewis Management bought the River Palms Apartments on North Third Street for $7.9 million in a deal Thursday.

LSU, b1BANK partner on veterans’ initiative, commercial banking scholarship

LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business will partner with b1BANK to establish an Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans, LSU announced today.

LSU professor increasing smartphone privacy through user’s grip

An LSU professor is working to create and commercialize smartphone technology that would enhance privacy and security by preventing phones from displaying personal information to users who aren’t the phone’s owner.

BREW: Critical thinking leads to powerful results in business

In a world of popular partisan news outlets and social media algorithms that create echo chambers, it’s important for business leaders and entrepreneurs to employ critical thinking, says Don Monistere, CEO and president of General Informatics.
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Was the $800B PPP worth the cost?

Now, almost two years after the program made its debut, the question is what taxpayers got for the $800 billion.

Baton Rouge companies prepare to deal with even higher gasoline prices

As gasoline prices surge, local companies with vehicle fleets are being forced to figure out how to manage the increasing strain on their operating costs.

Game Coin signs 61 LSU student-athletes to NIL deals 

Baton Rouge-based cryptocurrency company Game Coin today announced it has signed NIL deals with 61 student-athletes from football, men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics and the LSU Tiger Girls Dance Team. 

Pedal Pub hits the streets of Baton Rouge  

There it goes, that zany, canary yellow-trimmed vehicle powered by the raw enthusiasm of 16 passengers. Pedal Pub is off and running in Baton Rouge.