Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories Silicon Bayou News published in the last seven days:
PourLiving To Launch At White Linen Night – PourLiving, the new daily deal startup for drink and nightlife specials, is launching this weekend at White Linen night. Anticipation is high, with over 300 people attended their pre-launch party in July. PourLiving co-founder and CEO Jay Jayakrishnan fills us in on what we can expect: SBN: There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding PourLiving over the last month. When is the launch and what are you doing for it? PourLiving is …
Entrepreneur Headquarters opens in Baton Rouge; Q & A with Co-Founder Jared Loftus – Baton Rouge’s first coworking space, Entrepreneur Headquarters, which opened last month, is filled with a palpable energy. Whether it’s the thrill of a brainstorming session in the meeting room, the tap-tap of laptop keyboards as entrepreneurs knock out their daily work, or the expansive views of the Perkins Rowe fountain square, the space has a creative vibe unmatched by any coffee shop or home office. Current tenants of EHQ include two …
Net2NO’s Hack Day Comes To New Orleans – Net2NO is having its first Hack Day event in August in the New Orleans IP Building, hosted by 4.0 Schools. Its a great opportunity to meet people and build some cool stuff! Net2NO (pronounced “NetSquared New Orleans”) is known as the “granddaddy tech and startup community” in New Orleans. Founded in 2008 as a way to get local entrepreneurs, innovators and tech people into the same room, it has grown from …
How to Launch Your Startup Idea for Less than $5K – “Creativity is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration” – Thomas Edison In the corporate world, there’s a standard ladder to climb to get to the top. In the world of entrepreneurship, there is a similar ladder to climb. Entrepreneurs should start with small ideas and learn how to execute those ideas. Learn how to gain traction, learn from your mistakes, and learn how to make something out of …
Rebirth Financial Selected To Present at FinovateFall – Rebirth Financial, the New Orleans-based person-to-business lending marketplace that recently secured nearly $400,000 for NOLA Brewing, announced today that it was selected to present at the finance industry’s premier innovation conference- FinovateFall – in New York, September 20-21. Rebirth Financial has a new financial technology breakthrough that it plans to demonstrate to 1,000 financial industry leaders. They will also be demoing their new JAS Rating System: a first-of-its-kind scoring system …
Tech Pointe at La. Tech Research Park Almost Complete – Louisiana Tech is nearing the completion of Tech Pointe, the first multi-tenant facility on its new Enterprise Campus. Enterprise Campus is an addition to the main campus and will serve as a home for high-tech companies looking to use the intellectual and research strengths of the university. Tech Pointe is a 42,000 s/f, multi-tenant facility designed to support the stringent demands of 24/7 high-tech companies. …
CAP Technologies To Invest $8 Million In New Denham Springs Facility – Yesterday, CAP Technologies founder and President Edward Daigle announced an $8.1 million capital investment for a metal coatings facility in Denham Springs that will lead to 43 new direct jobs with an average salary of $52,000 a year, plus benefits — and an estimated 60 new indirect jobs, creating a total of more than 100 new jobs in the Capital Region. CAP Technologies developed an environmentally friendly patented process for …
Live Event Company The Solomon Group Acquires Express Productions – Last month, the Solomon Group, the live event design and management company that used to manage Le Petit Theatre, announced the expansion of its live event and multimedia installation services with the acquisition of Express Productions. With the addition of the 22-year-old local company and a substantial capital investment, Solomon Group becomes one of the region’s largest full-service live event and multimedia installation providers. Construction is …
Net2NO’s August Meetup To Spotlight Neighborland.org – Net2NO (pronounced “NetSquared New Orleans”) is known as the “granddaddy tech and startup community” in New Orleans. Tomorrow night is their August meetup, taking place at 12 Bar on Fulton. The founders of Neighborland.org, “a fun and easy way for residents to suggest new businesses and services that they want in their neighborhood,” will be presenting. It’s a grassroots, open platform built for residents, community …