Entrepreneurship & Small Business

SBA issues update on PPP loan forgiveness appeals 

For business owners who received only partial forgiveness on their Paycheck Protection Program loans, consider this your stay of execution.

Small businesses risk getting caught up in SEC transparency push 

If transparency is the currency of trust, Wall Street's top regulator is going on...

Group wants to keep Cottonwood Books open by forming nonprofit

A local group of volunteers wants to start a nonprofit with the goal of keeping open Cottonwood Books, the last independent full-service bookstore in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge’s Pass it Down receives UN award 

Baton Rouge-based digital storytelling company Pass it Down and its NFT marketplace Iconic Moments won a World Summit Award this week from the United Nations. 

Businesses call on Congress for more COVID-related aid 

Some businesses aren't just hungry for more federal aid—they're famished, Inc. reports.  There were hopes...

Sales guru Jack Daly shares how to recruit great salespeople

The best piece of advice sales coach and keynote speaker Jack Daly says he’s delivered in the last 18-plus months, is this: Focus on what you have control over and don’t worry so much about the rest.
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Inflation keeping small business owners on edge 

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased slightly in January to 97.1, down 1.8 points from December as Inflation remains a problem for small businesses.

Envoc expands LA Wallet app with Orion Laboratories partnership 

Baton Rouge-based Orion Laboratories and Envoc have teamed up to offer COVID-19 test results on the LA Wallet app, WAFB-TV reports. 

Franchise tax exemption eliminates headache for most small businesses 

Recently approved changes exempt the vast majority of Louisiana companies from the state’s franchise tax. 

How Thomas Schumacher launched River Homes

Crowley native Thomas Schumacher grew up visiting False River with his father and brothers,...