‘Entrepreneur’ highlights burgeoning start-up scene in B.R.

As part of its Reinvention 2013 series of profiles highlighting U.S. cities that have seen their entrepreneurial landscape change as a result of the Great Recession, Entrepreneur profiles Baton Rouge and its burgeoning start-up scene. “If New Orleans is the state’s vivacious, sometimes tipsy daughter, then Baton Rouge is its workhorse,” reads the article, which highlights success stories at the Louisiana Business & Technology Center, the city’s many new entrepreneurial events and the emergence of co-working spaces. “Grassroots events, such as Baton Rouge Entrepreneur Week, SeNSE pitch nights and Red Stick International Animation Festival, have also brought attention to Baton Rouge’s blossoming creative and entrepreneurs,” the magazine says, further noting: “Venture capital isn’t as readily available as many Baton Rouge entrepreneurs would like—a universal complaint in most cities. Yet, that hasn’t stopped the most promising companies from getting funding.” Read the complete feature here.