Entrepreneurship & Small Business - Baton Rouge Business Report

Number of self-employed in US surpasses pre-pandemic level

Self-employment numbers have surpassed where they were in 2019, a sign of entrepreneurial resilience...

Business groups to keep pushing for sales tax simplification

Business groups plan to keep pushing for changes that would simplify how Louisiana collects sales taxes, after voters rejected a constitutional amendment calling for a more streamlined system.

More Baton Rouge coffee shops roasting their own beans

Whether more coffee shops want to control the quality of their coffee by self-roasting or just like the trendy look of an in-house roasting machine, the practice is becoming more common for local coffee shops. Places like Brew Ha-Ha!, Cedar House Roasting Co., City Roots Coffee Bar, French Truck Coffee and Reve Coffee Lab all roast beans for their drinks.

Family-run popcorn truck rolling into Baton Rouge

The soon-to-be latest addition to the Baton Rouge food truck scene is Posh Pop, a family-run popcorn business from Zachary that is also a part of the LSU Ag Center’s food business incubator, FOODii.

Plant-based dining carves out Baton Rouge food scene space

It wasn’t that long ago that vegan businesses were unheard of in Baton Rouge....

BNI founder Ivan Misner: It’s time to develop a hybrid approach to networking

Networking is all about building relationships. And in the eyes of networking expert Ivan Misner, it is during tough stretches such as the one brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic that businesspeople need to work harder than ever to maintain their networks.

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