Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Lenders limit PPP applications to meet growing backlogs

The disappointments keep stacking up for the self-employed.  The Biden administration announced a key revision...

Speak no evil

Companies are being pushed by employees and customers to take public stands on controversial issues, but executives are learning the hard way that some opinions are best kept quiet.

Waitr acquiring Florida-based competitor

Lafayette-based Waitr has entered into an agreement to acquire Delivery Dudes, a south Florida-based...

Cou-Yon’s BBQ rolls out second permanent food truck location

Cou-Yon’s BBQ, consistently ranked one of the top barbecue restaurants by 225, today announced it has rolled out another location for its signature pecan-smoked pit barbecue: a permanent food truck stationed at Bluebonnet Boulevard and Burbank Drive.

Social Coffee opening brick-and-mortar location downtown

Social Coffee, which currently serves its coffee and espressos from a counter at Chow Yum Phat on Perkins Road, is moving into a brick-and-mortar location in downtown Baton Rouge.

Small business optimism rises slightly in February

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 95.8 in February, a slight bump...
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Waitr looking to deliver cannabis products where they are legal

Lafayette-based food delivery service Waitr announced Thursday that it is pursuing a partnership to...

Nick Hufft plans ice cream shop near Perkins overpass

The owners of the Overpass Merchant plan to open an ice cream shop near...

Portraits of excellence: This year’s Business Awards and Hall of Fame honorees

For the 38th year, Business Report is honoring leading professionals and companies in the...

Portraits of Excellence: 2021 Business Awards and Hall of Fame

2021 Business Awards and Hall of Fame: Honoring four Baton Rouge business leaders and two homegrown companies that embraced risk-taking on the journey to success.