Funding Aims to drive the economic recovery and create more high paying jobs in the region BATON ROUGE – Today, Nexus Louisiana received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to spur tech-based entrepreneurial growth. This EDA investment will allow Nexus Louisiana to increase planning, outreach, and training assistance …
For startups, defining business growth requires ambition, tenacity — and resources. Participating in business accelerator programs provides opportunities to further develop your go-to-market strategy, business model and network. Jody Mitchell, founder of Directed Analytics, knows a few things about reaching your goals. Mitchell and his cofounder Brenton Moss developed proprietary software to help organizations understand …
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10 Tech Startups Participate in Local Accelerator BATON ROUGE – Ignition 2.0 puts local founders on the path to commercializing their products. Ignition 2.0 is a nine-week, in-person program designed to help companies commercialize their products, ending with a Demo Day at the Goodwood Library on Wednesday, May 25. All participants will be invited to …
Dr. Chanda Macias has faced challenge after challenge in achieving her dream of helping patients by dispensing medical marijuana through her startup, Ilera Holistic Healthcare. What keeps Macias going despite the significant setbacks she’s faced over the years? Macias is confident in her products’ ability to solve medical problems. Her drive for success is fueled …
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What do you do when you wake up in the morning? Chances are, you reach for your cellphone. Once the screen activates, you are bombarded with an enormous amount of data throughout the day. And most of that data is tailored to appeal to your preconceived notions and specific orthodoxies. At BREW 11, General Informatics …
It’s been more than a decade since Bitcoin was launched, but the buzz around cryptocurrency remains strong as new coins and applications for blockchain technology continue to be developed. Beyond crypto’s use as an alternative payment method, people have many opportunities to get involved. We might think of crypto and the blockchain that supports it …
One of the greatest milestones a startup or small business will achieve is expanding their team to accommodate growth. But in the midst of the Great Resignation and with companies struggling to attract and retain talent, how can a small business possibly compete? In their BREW session, “‘Nobody Wants to Work’ and Other Lies Founders …
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Although Jon Bostock has done a lot to shake up the industries he’s worked in, he doesn’t consider himself to be a disruptor. “You have to start by taking a step, and then that first step leads to a bigger step, and that bigger step leads to more,” said Bostock, author of “The Elephant’s Dilemma.” “I …
ParkZen won a $100,000 investment prize at the culmination of Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week on Thursday night: the High-Stakes Pitch Competition. In this popular annual competition, a handful of innovative local startups pitch their business and potential for growth to a panel of judges, which decides the company that’s most deserving of the investment prize. …
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February is a special month for us at NexusLA. In addition to all the beginning-of-the-year projects we’ve got going on, we fully embrace any time to celebrate the achievements and successes of people of color inside and outside of our industry. Black History Month is a time where we honor innovators and legends; staunchly call …
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