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East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Free resources and tools including business planning, consumer data, sales leads, legal, and online training.

About

Have you ever thought about starting a business? The library has a variety of free tools that can turn your idea into something solid. For established businesses, we can help you find new customers. Get in touch and arrange a consultation with a business librarian to see what the library can do for you. This service is free. You just need an EBRPL Library card to access online resources. Residents of surrounding parishes are eligible to get a card too. 

Staff can come out and meet with you and customize what we have to match your unique needs.

To set up a consultation or ask a question email: [email protected] or call 225-231-3750.

Find more information here: https://ebrpl.libguides.com/smallbusiness

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Succession Planning
  • Demographic and Census Data (Specialty)
  • Identification and Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research (Specialty)
  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Forming a Business

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Grant Funding Providers

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion (Specialty)
  • Employee Development (Specialty)
  • Leadership/Professional Development
  • Re-Entry Support
  • Workforce Training (Specialty)

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Student Research Projects
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education

Legal Services

  • Forming a Business

Libraries and Research

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Company Data/Prospect Lists (Specialty)

Management Issues

  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion (Specialty)
  • Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Augmented / Virtual Reality and Holographics
  • High Tech Development

Marketing and Sales

  • Advertising
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Demographics/Census Data (Specialty)
  • E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
  • Identification/Research of Foreign Markets
  • Market Plan Development and Training
  • Market Research (Specialty)

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

  • Grant Writing
  • Strategic Planning

Space

  • Coworking (Specialty)
  • Lab Space

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources (Specialty)
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Forming a Business
  • Startup Business Counseling

Training

  • Business Management Training
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion
  • Online Courses and Videos (Specialty)
  • Trade Education and Training

Events and Community Building

  • Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends
  • Neighborhood Fairs and Festivals
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Contact Information
Andrew Tadman
Address
7711 Goodwood Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone
(225) 231-3750
Website
https://www.ebrpl.com/
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