Scaling your startup is a critical phase of the entrepreneurial journey, where the right strategic decisions can create sustainable growth and long-term success. However, the complexities of moving from startup to scale-up can be daunting without the right support. Let’s explore how you can scale your startup effectively. We’ll delve into the key strategic elements …
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 …
5 Ways NexusLA Empowers Louisiana Entrepreneurs Across the Startup Life Cycle Read More »
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 …
Local Resources: A Key Part of Your Startup Growth Strategy Read More »
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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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 …
Creating an Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch That Sells Your Brand Read More »
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 …
The ‘Uncommon Ones’: How Your Brand Can Live Its Purpose Read More »
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 …
How Victoria Hardy Is Putting Students on the Path to Well-being Read More »
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 …
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 …
Nexus Louisiana and LSU Host Startup Accelerator for Tech Entrepreneurs Read More »
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. …
