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In conjunction with the upcoming Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) is hosting a Louisiana Entrepreneurship Day student expo and speaker series on November 15th, 2011 in Baton Rouge. The event focuses on student entrepreneurs, with keynote addresses from Catherine Cook, founder of MyYearbook.com and Daniel Gomez, founder of biofuel company, Solben. Attendees will learn what [...]
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The Silicon Bayou has been buzzing with tech and entrepreneurial news. Here are the most popular stories published on Silicon Bayou News in the past seven days: New program integrates entrepreneur resources into one online tool: Metro New Orleans Sourcelink is an online platform that connects businesses and entrepreneurs to a network of business-building service providers in [...]
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Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans (SENO) is presenting a workshop for early-stage for-profit and non-profit businesses on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011. The workshop will cover preparedness for tax-filing, including document management, payroll taxes, Forms 1099, and various reporting requirements. The workshop provides an opportunity for start-ups to go over general tax basics and pose questions to a [...]
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I had so much fun at TribeCon yesterday that I didn’t get a chance to work on my column…so here are some highlights of TRIBECONversations if you missed it! Follow the entire speaker list from TribeCon 2011 HERE.
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The first Drupal summit to incorporate technical sessions alongside interactive business and marketing workshops, Drupal on the Bayou will bring together developers, site designers, business owners, and corporate representatives. The groups will be able to share their experience and learn not only how to develop and implement a Drupal-based web presence using agile methodologies, but [...]
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ZingBoard founder Jim Blitch quickly exhausted his personal savings and investments from friends and family in building an online community for parents and teachers to connect around their children’s shared experiences. Yet he still needed another $5,000 to finish the coding on the platform and launch the company. Blitch had a long relationship with his bank [...]
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It’s all about the people. Behind every LLC, Corporation, or non-profit is at least one real person. We hear over and over again that what draws and keeps people in Greater New Orleans and all of Louisiana are the brilliant, warmhearted, passionate, and hard working people. Here at Silicon Bayou News we are fortunate to [...]
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One of things that is most gratifying about New Orleans is the amount of support and resources available for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Both government and private entities have developed ways to help create, retain, and expand businesses in the region, and have contributed to our continuing economic growth as a result. However, with all [...]
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Things are getting busier, prettier, and generally more exciting over here at Silicon Bayou News. Between the Silicon Bayou 100, our rapidly expanding team of writers and our constant website tweaks – we’re running out of steam a little quicker than we’d like. So – we’re hiring! It might not be the best job [...]
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A number of entrepreneurial events are coming up on the Silicon Bayou this week and we don’t want you to miss a single one. Check out the list below and show your support by showing up. If we missed something, please add it in the comments! Tuesday: Socialize with Social Innovators Social Entrepreneurs of New [...]
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