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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Many founders who are growing their business don’t have the cash flow to match salaries that top talent can potentially get elsewhere. Equity compensation, which pays employees with a stake in the company, is an appealing option for startups to get around this problem and bring in high-caliber talent. At Nexus Louisiana’s first MicroBREW event,
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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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Sometimes the best way to learn is by observing. That’s why four professionals — Barbra Barnett and David Rieveschl of Stone Pigman, Randy Mire of Capitol Wellness Solutions and Rick Babb of Louisiana Funds — staged a mock negotiation scenario for entrepreneurs attending BREW 11. The exercise demonstrated key terms and issues entrepreneurs should be
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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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Non-fungible tokens, more commonly known as NFTs, have taken the tech world by storm. NFT sales totaled $17.6 billion in 2021. But what are NFTs, and what do they do? NFTs are non-interchangeable units of data — these could be images, GIFs, video clips or other digital items — stored on the blockchain. Right now
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THE BREW 11 HIGH STAKES PITCH FINALISTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2022 BATON ROUGE – Today, Nexus Louisiana announces the three companies selected to compete head-to-head for the High-Stakes Pitch Competition. A $100,000 investment prize will be awarded to the winning company at the live pitch event during Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week
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Matt Beeson, founder of Swamp Dragon Hot Sauce, talks about serving up top-shelf hot sauces and scaling his business to meet national demand.
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During the Entrepreneur Open Mic night hosted by NexusLA, some of Baton Rouges inspirational entrepreneurs shared stories about their trials and triumphs.
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Block Lawncare, a new on-demand lawn care service startup, took home the $1,000 prize at June’s PitchBR.
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