Entrepreneurship & Small Business - Baton Rouge Business Report

Three Capital Region businessmen up for Gulf Coast Entrepreneur of the Year award

Mo Vij with 365Labs and Chad Kalland and Kenny Rouse with Vecta Environmental Services have been named finalists for the 2023 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award for the Gulf Coast.

Media group behind ‘The Advocate’ expanding into Shreveport-Bossier

Georges Media Group, which publishes The Advocate and The Times-Picayune in New Orleans and Baton Rouge announced Monday that it is launching a digital news service in northwest Louisiana, bringing some media competition to the region

MovEBR video library provides virtual networking opportunities for small businesses

There are now 39 businesses taking part in the MovEBR Small Business Video Library, an ongoing virtual networking campaign hosted by the city-parish.

A look at the contenders in this year’s BREW pitch competition

Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week kicks off with a Town Square block party next Monday and builds to Friday’s pitch competition, when four companies vie for $100,000 in angel investment.

Business leaders’ tone deaf comments are going viral

Several business leaders went viral this week after their attempts at encouragement were received by employees as vitriolic and tone deaf, Axios reports.

How to prepare for Google’s analytics shift

Big changes are coming to the world of user data analytics and business owners should consider being proactive with their analytics processes.

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Home improvement contractors could become extinct in Louisiana

The bill would essentially eliminate the licenses of the roughly 3,200 home improvement contractors in Louisiana, Rep. Bryan Fontenot, R-Thibodaux, says.

The Face Place medical spa opens on Perkins Road

New medical spa The Face Place opened in the Garden District on Perkins Road last month, but its owners don’t want it to feel like a doctor’s office. New medical spa The Face Place opened in the Garden District on Perkins Road last month, but its owners don’t want it to feel like a doctor’s office.

Turkey and stuffing food truck concept wins LSU venture challenge

Brothers and LSU business students Sam and Joe Shapiro, who founded Rollin’ Yöggler’s Turkey...

Small businesses rallying against Biden’s proposed tax hikes

More than 11,000 small business leaders have rallied together in a petition to protest the tax hikes proposed in President Joe Biden's latest proposed budget.