Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Business lessons from the military: Have a process, but stay flexible

Patrick Downs, a civil engineer with Forte & Tablada, spent almost a year deployed with the National Guard in Iraq, returning in October.

Meet the Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge class of 2022

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.

Inside Mid City’s newest boutique, The Vintage-Violet

The Vintage-Violet, Baton Rouge’s newest vintage boutique, will have you feeling like you’re walking through a time capsule of nostalgic goodies.

Nexus Louisiana accepting applications for $100K pitch competition 

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.

Nonprofits embracing new fundraising approaches 

Over the past two years, Louisiana nonprofits that rely on charitable giving have faced...

How businesses can offset increased costs 

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.
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To-go order surge changes the Baton Rouge restaurant model

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?

Are your marketing and sales teams on the same page?

Sales-marketing misalignment is estimated to cost businesses more than $1 trillion each year.

Check out Baton Rouge’s first hostel 

It feels like you’re heading back to Mom’s house as you pull up to...

‘Business Report’ Publisher: Passing the baton  

As Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister shared a few months back, Business Report is...