As a student at Dillard University, an HBCU in New Orleans, Victoria Hardy decided to pursue a career as a political commentator — but that wasn’t what she wanted to do. “I realized, as I was going through college, that that was something that I felt like I had to do,” Hardy says. “I started […]
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If you dream of running a business but don’t have any experience, you’re probably wondering: Can you learn to be an entrepreneur? We firmly believe that you can! Starting a business isn’t limited to people with a natural talent for leadership or making good investments. Through access to entrepreneurship programs and regular engagement with a
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Starting a business is never easy, but having the right network in place can relieve some of the pressure. That’s why startup networking should be an essential part of your growth strategy. By leveraging the power of startup networking, entrepreneurs can maximize their chances of success and growth in today’s competitive business landscape. But getting
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OfficerReports, a Baton Rouge-based software startup and member of the Nexus Louisiana Technology Park, has been selected to receive significant funding from Innovation Catalyst. OfficerReports, which helps security guard companies manage their remote employees, will use the funding for key strategic hires to fuel expansion. As OfficerReports allocates the initial tranche of investment, its funding
Chris Hilliard was destined to be an entrepreneur. He opened his first business as a teenager and hasn’t looked back. “When I was 15, I started cutting hair out of my grandparents’ house for $7 a head. That’s where it kicked off,” he says. “That entrepreneurship spirit had always been in me.” Now, as co-founder,
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Louisiana congressman hearS from local tech innovators (Baton Rouge, La., October 17, 2022) — Representatives Garret Graves, representing Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House, and Troy Carter, who serves Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District and attended from his Washington D.C. office, joined startup founders and small-business owners at Nexus Louisiana headquarters on Oct. 17
Food is central to Louisiana’s culture. So it’s no surprise that local founders Rich Simmerman and Branson Morgan have turned that culinary heritage into a thriving startup, which they named Ceres after the Roman goddess of agriculture and grain harvests. The founders drew from their childhood nostalgia for having sugary cereal for breakfast or a
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Local tech startup Directed Analytics recently received good news: The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected the team’s proposal for a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I research and development grant and is awarding $256,000 to fund core product research. The tech startup, led by CEO Jody Mitchell, aims to develop a system that educational
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Ignition 1.0 ideal for companies ready to test the viability of their business idea Baton Rouge – Nexus Louisiana and LSU are offering Ignition 1.0, an initiative to help aspiring tech entrepreneurs evaluate their business idea’s viability through customer discovery and development. This nine-week entrepreneurial accelerator program brings together business mentors and industry experts to guide
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When Nexus Louisiana CEO Genevieve Silverman called Calvin Mills Jr. to let him know she was stepping down, he knew the right thing to do was to offer to step up as interim CEO. It wasn’t a difficult decision for Mills. “It’s just the right move,” Mills says. “What better person to have in this
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