Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Circa 1857 owners will open new store downtown

The owners of Circa 1857, the popular Mid City purveyor of art and antiques, are planning a new retail spot downtown.

‘CEO disease’ can destroy company culture

Being disconnected from employees can make them feel isolated, something one Midwest coffee shop CEO learned the hard way. 

Catering businesses see holiday uptick but face shortages, higher prices

Caterers have been waiting over a year in anticipation of the holiday season after events last year were postponed or canceled.

PitchBR finalists to compete next week 

The CEOs of three Louisiana startups will be grilled on their business plans and development potential next week in the PitchBR finals, marking Nexus Louisiana’s first in-person pitch event since before the pandemic.  

How businesses made things worse by acting out of fear during pandemic

Almost every small business took major hits during the pandemic, much of it through no fault of their own. But some owners made their troubles worse—by acting out of fear, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Pop-ups and co-located restaurants taking Baton Rouge by storm 

Some of the most interesting new food and drink businesses are sidestepping independent brick-and-mortar locations and opening in mobile or co-located spots.
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Local cryptocurrency Game Coin completes security audit

Game Coin, a digital currency founded by Baton Rouge entrepreneurs, has officially completed its security audit, the company announced today. 

Companies giving entire staffs extra time off at same time to reduce burnout  

Startups and Fortune 500 firms are rethinking the structure of paid time off, and extending company-wide vacations, as part of efforts to reduce burnout and stem the flow of resignations. 

The 2021 class of Forty Under 40

Honoring the Capital Region's brightest young leaders, innovators and business professionals.

Developer plans to open lounge in former Hound Dogs location by end of year

Developer Cornelius Quarels says he hopes to open The Main Lobby, a new lounge in the former Hound Dogs location downtown, before the end of the year.