Entrepreneurship & Small Business

LSU student entrepreneurs are predicting crime before it happens

A group of LSU computer science students have turned a crime prediction software project into Crimer, a tech startup venture.

Fluker Farms bets the black soldier fly holds the key to food sustainability

Port Allen-based Fluker Farms’ black soldier fly venture with LSU could be a model for food sustainability and conscious capitalism.

Finding success in the investor dating game

Four tips from a recent BRAC Small Business Seminar on how to court investors when looking for capital. In short: What attracts money?

Entrepreneur: Lisa Boudreaux-Lecoq

Entrepreneur: Lisa Boudreaux-Lecoq launched the The Gilded Artichocke Catering Co. by leasing a kitchen at a local country club.

Wanted: Job postings that attract attention by telling it like it is

In a tight labor market, Baton Rouge businesses are using more descriptive—and more direct—job posting language in the hunt for would-be employees.

Entrepreneur: Rodney Greenup

Entrepreneur: Rodney Greenup, president of Greenup Industries, started his industrial maintenance company in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Sam and Cody Carroll are back in Baton Rouge, with plans to open a new Hot Tails restaurant

Sam and Cody Carroll, stars of the Food Network's 'Cajun Aces' are back in Baton Rouge and plan to open a new Hot Tails restaurant.

Wealth management pays off with an early start

The Simplifynance program is designed to help young professions begin their wealth management journey early in their career.

Business Lunch: Blue Corn Tequila and Tacos

Business Lunch: Blue Corn Tequila and Tacos, on Perkins Road, is the brainchild of Mexican born Baton Rouge entrepreneur Carlos Salazar.

Turning tech tides in the Silicon Bayou 

The tech industry in Louisiana and Baton Rouge is growing and women are part of the cutting edge.