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Baton Rouge Startup Block Aims to Simplify Lawn Care While Giving Back to the Community

Baton Rouge-based startup Block is using a high-tech approach to disrupt the traditionally low-tech industry of lawn care while also making a positive community impact. Block is a landscaping technology startup that is centered around an on-demand lawn-care app. With Block, homeowners can select the lawn-care services they need, get clear pricing, schedule service and […]

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How the Customer Experience Will Change in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence and automation are poised to reshape how businesses interact with customers in the coming years as technologies mature and consumer demand for faster and more conversational service increases. “Like it or not, AI is becoming way more sophisticated and able to interact with us in ways that we deem acceptable — and it

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OfficerReports.com Founder Courtney Sparkman Turned a Small Failure Into a Thriving Business

Courtney Sparkman was working for a security guard company when he lost a bid to a larger firm that offered specialized software. Rather than discouraging him, the setback set Sparkman on a path that would change his life. “I didn’t like the feeling,” Sparkman says. “So I taught myself some code and figured out how

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Tip the Scales — Louisiana Founders Give Advice on Scaling Startups

From cash flow to recruiting and retaining talent to managing evolving customer needs, scaling up a company represents a level of complexity that is well beyond the initial startup phase. During a recent Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week panel discussion, a group of Louisiana entrepreneurs shared lessons they learned along the way as they successfully scaled

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‘Artrepreneurship’ — 3 Tips for Turning Your Creative Endeavor into a Business

Artistic endeavors can be big business or a fulfilling creative side hustle to a steady day job — and either approach is fine, a group of Baton Rouge entrepreneurs said during a recent panel discussion. Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week brought together six entrepreneurs — three husband-and-wife teams — for a talk on how they’ve turned

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