The Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge features a class of 23 Capital Region high school students who will generate business ideas, write business plans, pitch to investors for seed funding and launch their own startups.
As part of Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, Nexus Louisiana will host a high-stakes pitch competition that will culminate with a live pitch event March 10 in which the winner will receive a $100,000 investment prize.
Supply chain issues, labor shortages and inflationary pressures have driven prices up for businesses across the country, leading some to try something new to offset the increasing costs.
The pandemic changed many aspects of the restaurant industry such as making to-go orders a priority. So as Baton Rouge restaurants have pivoted to more to-go and carry-out ordering, how has that altered their business model?