Entrepreneurship & Small Business

LSU AgCenter FOODii expanding bottling services 

The LSU Food Incubator, recently rebranded as FOODii, is offering its bottling facility to statewide companies in order to bring more manufacturing back to Louisiana.

Four tips on how to better connect with your customers 

The most simple way to overcome this misconception is to inject a human-first approach to business by working to better understand what customers need.

Agricultural technology, blockchain top list of fastest-growing industries globally 

One of the year's largest reports on American entrepreneurship was published this week and...

How to request an increase on your EIDL loan 

If you've received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan from the Small Business Administration you might be eligible for more money. SBA lifted the cap on EIDL loans up to $2 million, from $500,000, on Sept. 8. 

Baton Rouge company launching first NFT marketplace for museums

Pass It Down, a digital storytelling company based in Baton Rouge, is creating the first online NFT marketplace for museums, archives and other cultural institutions.

Nexus Louisiana awarded $50,000 to expand women-centered entrepreneurial program

Nexus Louisiana has been awarded $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, Nexus announced today.
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Stephenson Technology testing Rouzan smart home for security

This house, which serves as a model home for local homebuilder Level Homes, is also a test house for Baton Rouge cybersecurity company Stephenson Technology Corp.

Tigeraire is first Louisiana startup to raise seed funding from top 50 venture capital firm

Baton Rouge-based Tigeraire today announced that General Catalyst, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm behind Venmo, Stripe, Airbnb, and TikTok, has signed as their lead investor. 

Pandemic, storms cause disruptions for day cares

If working parents, whose schedules have been upended by the pandemic, on-again-off-again school days and weather disruptions, think they have it rough, they should try running a day care center.

Get to know Mompreneur Nation founder Megan H. Kelly 

Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Megan H. Kelly worked in broadcast news, as...