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5 Ways NexusLA Empowers Louisiana Entrepreneurs Across the Startup Life Cycle

Entrepreneurship can be an exciting and daunting journey filled with opportunity, uncertainty and risk. But that journey isn’t easy: entrepreneurs face formidable challenges in securing funding, navigating regulatory hurdles and building a sustainable customer base.  This journey takes a toll on founders’ health and wellness. According to a Capital One survey, nearly half of small-business …

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Local Resources: A Key Part of Your Startup Growth Strategy

Every founder experiences business growing pains, but you don’t have to soldier on alone. Your local startup ecosystem can help you get through these challenges and execute your startup growth strategy. Small-business centers, incubators and accelerators can offer valuable assistance with developing a business plan, finding funding, marketing and more.  You don’t have to be …

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3 Tips for Creating Your Startup Marketing Strategy

Startups often face intense competition, even in niche markets. A well-executed startup marketing strategy empowers you to stand out from the crowd, highlighting what’s unique about your products or services. How you position your business is often as important as what you offer to prospective customers. Marketing fundamentally impacts your business. For most small business …

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Creating an Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch That Sells Your Brand

You have the perfect idea for the startup. Maybe you’ve even gotten your business going and developed a product or service that’s going to change the industry. You’re ready to take the next step, but you need to find investors to back your dreams. What you need now is an entrepreneur elevator pitch that connects …

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The ‘Uncommon Ones’: How Your Brand Can Live Its Purpose

The brands that change the world are those that stand for something. Those brands are the “uncommon ones,” says Kenny Nguyen, CEO of ThreeSixtyEight.  What makes these brands great is more than just their products or marketing. It’s their mission — to challenge the status quo and create an uncommon future.  At this year’s Baton …

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Nexus Louisiana and LSU Host Startup Accelerator for Tech Entrepreneurs

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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31 students from the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business complete the fourth cohort of the Venture Capital Apprentice Program

Eight local companies participated, providing students with real-world business experience. BATON ROUGE — The Venture Capital Apprentice Program (“VCAP”) was formed by Nexus Louisiana (NexusLA), Innovation Catalyst and the Red Stick Angel Network in collaboration with the E. J. Ourso College of Business (“LSU”). Also participating in the program are business consultants from LSU’s Innovation Park. …

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