News and Announcements
Restore La. Begins Statewide Survey for Flood-Impacted Small Businesses
lsbdc | July 31, 2017
The Restore Louisiana program has launched a statewide survey this week for small businesses affected by the March and August 2016 floods. The small business survey is separate from Restore Louisiana’s survey of flood-impacted homeowners. Restore Louisiana is a compilation
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LSBDC, John Folse Culinary Institute, Nicholls cooking up future chefs through culinary competition
lsbdc | July 31, 2017
It’s no secret that the next generation of chefs and restaurateurs would like to learn the same ingredients to culinary success that Chef John Folse used. To help them turn the heat up in the kitchen, the Louisiana Small Business
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Louisiana SBDC partners on fourth edition of Trade Guide for Exporters and Foreign Investment
lsbdc | July 24, 2017
Louisiana companies are going global, and more and more international companies are calling Louisiana home. In fact, Louisiana is among the nation’s leading export states, and is continuing to grow as a popular destination for foreign direct investment. To support
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No Business Credit? Here’s a Simple Strategy to Get Credit and Conserve Cash Flow
lsbdc | July 24, 2017
By Marco Carbajo, Guest Blogger If you plan to take out a loan for your business, buy equipment, open a business credit card – just about anything that requires borrowing money – having business credit is essential. But if you
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Rethinking Insurance Coverage
lsbdc | July 24, 2017
By BarbaraWeltman, Guest Blogger Like most small businesses, you probably can’t self-insure (pay for losses out of pocket) because you can’t afford the risk for substantial financial exposure. You need insurance. But you may not have the type or amount
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How to Develop and Use a Good Executive Summary
lsbdc | July 24, 2017
By Tim Berry, Guest Blogger Most business owners have a general idea of the executive summary that comes with the traditional business plan. However, in the real world, summaries come up much more often than just in the business plan.
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