Bootstraps: LSU is encouraging military veterans with successful businesses to apply for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Military Veterans Accelerate, which will be hosted by LSU’s Executive Education program next year. Program topics include acquiring growth funding, rebranding for expansion, determining a sustainable growth rate, establishing partnerships and managing cash flow. The program begins with an online learning component focused on business analysis in February and then follows up with a three-day residency in March. Get complete details.
Talking points: Baton Rouge Attorney Michael H. Rubin of McGlinchey Stafford law firm will present “That Strange Civil Code: What is it and How did Louisiana get it,” in front of the more than 500 members of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers in New Orleans next weekend. ACREL is celebrating 40 years at this year’s annual meeting, which is not open to the public.
Sears, too: Sears is reportedly arranging for a “debtor-in-possession” loan, CNBC reports. This follows a report that Sears has hired an advisory firm to prepare a bankruptcy filing that may come as soon as this week. The famed U.S. retailer is facing a $134 million debt payment due on Monday and analysts say Sears needs to raise more than $1 billion to stay afloat. Read the full story.
