Entrepreneurship & Small Business

State launches online resource portal for Louisiana small business owners 

The state is launching a digital platform today for entrepreneurs and small business owners...

Where Louisiana ranks among states for average size of SBA loans

Louisiana ranks No. 4 on the list of states with the highest average Small Business Administration 7(a) loan amounts from 2018 to 2022, reports Forbes Advisor.

Whitney Johnson: How to keep growing, even when resources are limited 

Some businesses think the answer to the current economic uncertainty is to just press pause. They want a clearer picture of what the future holds before making any major moves or investments. 

GLO Resources moving its headquarters after buying building on Perkins

GLO Resources LLC has purchased a three-story building on the corner of Perkins Road and Quail Oak Drive for $2 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

How Baton Rouge native Danza Huey launched his card game business    

The idea to make a “New Age drinking game” focused on sipping rather than chugging drinks bubbled inside his head for months.

Louisiana is among the top 10 most expensive states to own a car 

Businesses that operate a fleet of vehicles don't need to be told that Louisiana...
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Albert Fraenkel II, Baton Rouge furniture company founder, dies at 94

Albert Fraenkel II, founder of Fraenkel Wholesale Furniture Co., an upholstery and mattress manufacturer and furniture distributor, died late last month. He was 94.

Leadership: Press play, not pause, on growth

Growth is never a straight line and if often hard in uncertain times, but embracing the challenge is key to moving your organization forward.

2023 Baton Rouge Business Awards & Hall of Fame

Honoring four Baton Rouge business leaders and two homegrown companies who all embraced risk while overcoming challenges on the road to success.

Window of opportunity

Jim Roland, the founder and president of Window World of Baton Rouge, is a success because he’s not afraid to risk it all—whether its business, being a parent to quadruplets or globetrotting with friends.