Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Alleging racism, downtown business owner scraps plan for bookstore

James Curtis, owner of downtown plant shop and design studio Outside Stimuli, says he has decided not to move forward with a bookstore on Florida Street. 

Business optimism rises but remains historically low 

Business optimism increased in January, though it is still lower than average—and many small...

Filling empty downtown storefronts; DDD, BRAC want to help

The Downtown Development District and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber will work to identify vacant downtown storefronts and any impediments to bringing those locations back into commerce, the DDD’s executive director says. 

Pet-friendly bar Pelican to Mars makes long-awaited opening in Mid City

Pelican to Mars, a pet-friendly bar in the works since 2019, held a soft opening this past weekend ahead of a grand opening party planned for the last weekend of February. 

Jon Gordon: How to build a more connected team 

If you have a committed team you must have a connected team, writes bestselling author Jon Gordon in a new leadership column for Business Report. 

How you can mentor junior staff even with a hybrid-working model

While flexibility and hybrid-working models have become the new corporate norm, concerns persist with many managers that such flexibility can threaten the development and integration of recently hired junior staff. 
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Baton Rouge-based Fig & Dove prepping for growth

After finishing last year with 55% growth in year-over-year sales, local interior designer Colleen Waguespack is bracing for another year of growth

Find out if your partnership is exempt from having to file a state return

The Louisiana Department of Revenue has issued a bulletin detailing the types of business...

Customer pushback on price increases forces businesses to get creative  

While price increases, which began as early as the summer of 2021, have been...

Majority of small business owners give federal programs a grade of ‘C’ or lower

Seventy percent of small business owners in a recent survey gave the federal government...