All Blog Posts Tagged 'rouge' (4)

For those of you that weren't in attendance at RIO's Innovation Take-Out on February 9th, you missed the big news - Louisiana is going to sponsor/host it's own StartupBus.

The bus route is going to bridge the startup scenes across Louisiana (Unofficially planned: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette).

The news comes after the recent article written by Martin Roth in Silicon Bayou News addresses the divide…

Baton Rouge (August 4, 2011) – Capital One Bank today announced it is accepting applications for its Getting Down to Business small business development program in Baton Rouge. The free, seven-month program begins Sept. 27.

     Created by Capital One Bank, Getting Down to Business addresses the core needs of a small business. The program offers qualified business owners an opportunity to grow their businesses by increasing their knowledge of credit, budgeting, marketing,…

A few weeks ago I wrote about 5 recent developments in the Baton Rouge startup scene that were helping to transform the state capital into a thriving hub for entrepreneurs.  This week we have 5 more recent events that are just as exciting and noteworthy as the first 5 events, starting with Baton Rouge’s Food Truck Revolution!

(1) A “Food Truck…

The Baton Rouge startup scene has been quietly growing over the last two years, but this growth hasn’t been slow. Everywhere I look there seems to be progress, expansion, and growth and it is exciting to be a part of it.  Entrepreneurs here come from diverse backgrounds and the ideas being generated are quite unique.  Let’s take a look at some of the recent accomplishments Baton Rouge entrepreneurs and supporting organizations have made:

• Startup Weekend, hosted by Wendy…