The Louisiana Small Business Development Center offers high-quality technical assistance to existing and start-up small businesses, and to small business entrepreneurs in Louisiana at no cost to the client.

Specializes in: Capital

LSU ITC works with the University research community to commercialize the intellectual property created at LSU and connect LSU resources to Louisiana business. This work advances innovation and maximizes the University’s impact on Louisiana.

Specializes in: Capital

LSU Innovation Park is a business incubator and accelerator with statewide support for technology users and creators. Through our Louisiana SBDC and LTTO we provide experienced business consultants to advise, provide solutions and assist with capital

Specializes in: Capital

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program is a training program that facilitates the transformation of invention to impact. The LSU Site supports teams through critical market and commercialization evaluation.

Specializes in: Capital

The Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation of Ascension (MBECA) is an entrepreneurship development center which offers a variety of specialized training and technical assistance programs with an emphasis on microbusinesses.

Specializes in: Capital

Nexus Louisiana is a Baton Rouge-based 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides high-potential, technology-enabled companies the coaching, capital, and connections they need to accelerate their growth.

Specializes in: Capital

Our mission is to serve as an advocate for the creation and growth of competitive, profitable and sustainable business enterprises.

Specializes in: Capital

University Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Development

Specializes in: Capital

The CEI provides business education workshops, one-on-one and small group counseling, hands-on technical assistance, and access to resources relevant to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs across various industries.

Specializes in: Capital

PTAC assists all LA based businesses with government contracting - local, state(s), and federal. Our FREE assistance includes daily bid match, mandatory registrations, beneficial certifications, proposal assistance, payment, cybersecurity, and more!

We enable our Customers to adapt and thrive in the Digital Age!

Provides education and economic development support to entrepreneurs and small businesses

The Notary Division of the Department of State provides information detailing the requirements to become a notary and provides a database to search for qualified notaries.

The Office of geauxBIZ prepares a Business License Checklist for those interested in a list of possible federal, state and local entities that require particular licenses, permits, and authorizations for their businesses to operate in Louisiana.

The Coastal Technical Assistance Center is a program to assist Louisiana-based businesses in obtaining contracts with entities involved in the restoration and recovery efforts of coastal Louisiana.

Friends of Codey's NOLA offers shared kitchen space and a meeting area for food entrepreneurs. Catering orders support local businesses and community growth.

The Office of geauxBIZ and the Commercial Division of the Department of State provides several services to those interested in starting, maintaining or terminating a business in Louisiana and others that need business related information.

The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program is a free 16 week in-person fastrack leadership and business growth accelerator program for small business business owners where we show them how to grow their revenue and scale their businesses.

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana is dedicated to fostering a favorable business environment for the Hispanic business community through focused programming which will result in economic development for the State.

INAR strives to elevate the future of the nonprofit sector through transformative education, impactful research, and professional development.

The Louisiana Technology Transfer Office (LTTO), established in 1990, is a main component of the Louisiana Business & Technology Center (LBTC) in Baton Rouge and a technology transfer office at the NASA John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi with a presence there for over 27 years. The LTTO is designated by the Governor's Office as the official entity for support and to administer the SBIR-STTR Program in Louisiana. LTTO assists small technology-oriented businesses, university faculty, entrepreneurs, and others with identifying/preparing/competing for federal R&D grants. LTTO also assists LA-based small businesses with procurement opportunities at Stennis Space Center and the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

The LCTCS MEP of LA serves manufacturers statewide. We have experts in house, as well as a network of manufacturing extension agents and partners, to provide a full range of services focusing on productivity, profitability & manufacturing success.

The LEED Center is an EDA grant funded center that focuses on strengthening and diversifying the economy through relationship-based entrepreneurship and economic development programs. We offer individual consultations and run various programs.

The Lepage Center is dedicated to the study, teaching, and practice of entrepreneurship at Tulane and across the Gulf South.

LiftFund’s mission is to provide credit and services to small businesses and entrepreneurs who do not have access to loans from commercial sources and to provide leadership and innovation in the microlending industry.

The Louisiana Business Incubation Association (LBIA) is a state association of business incubators and their supporters. LBIA was established to promote alliances among incubators, governmental agencies, and professional economic developers in order to promote the growth and diversification of our state’s businesses and economy.

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Louisiana's Angel Investor Tax Credit (AITC) encourages accredited investors to invest in early stage, small, wealth-creating Louisiana businesses that seek start-up and expansion capital.

Louisiana Economic Development’s Bonding Assistance Program provides access to quality bid, payment and performance bonds at reasonable rates from surety companies when bonding capacity is needed on public or private jobs.

CEO Roundtables brings together groups of key decision makers from Louisiana-based small businesses for collaborative, growth-oriented roundtable sessions in which CEOs can safely explore business and personal issues.

Louisiana's Hudson Initiative is a certification program that is designed to help eligible Louisiana small businesses gain greater access to purchasing and contracting opportunities that are available at the State government level.

The Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute offers seminars and courses to small and emerging construction businesses that assist in building a solid foundation of knowledge within the construction industry.

Mentor-Protégé Recognition Program connects Louisiana-based small and emerging businesses to technical and developmental assistance provided by mentor companies.

The Pathway to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs program (PAVE) offers Louisiana veterans the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that are necessary to effectively start or manage a business.

LED's Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program provides the managerial and technical assistance training needed to grow and sustain a small business.

The Small Business Loan and Guaranty Program facilitates capital accessibility for small businesses by providing loan guarantees to banks and other small business lenders.

Veteran Initiative is designed to help eligible Louisiana Veteran-owned and Service-Connected Disabled-Veteran-owned small businesses gain greater access to purchasing and contracting opportunities that are available at the state government level.

Louisiana Economic Development's Economic Gardening Initiative provides Louisiana-based small businesses with the information they need to grow and succeed.

ATC is further devoted to the enforcement of the laws of the State of Louisiana to protect and safeguard all citizens.

The LSUS Cyber Collaboratory is a state-of-the-art immersive learning space where students, faculty, and industry partners can come together to discuss, research, and create their visions utilizing the latest technology.

The Louisiana Small Business Protection Act requires the Secretary of State to post information about proposed rules and regulations that may affect small businesses on the department’s website and to notify interested parties when posted.

SCPDC's finance programs provide funds designed to link small businesses to financing solutions.

We are a global AI 1st innovation accelerator that helps startup founders build and grow ROI driven products and scale their business from concept to market traction.

Federal Agency. Help businesses start, grow, expand, stay in business, recover from disasters. Provides loan guarantees, government contracting assistance, certifications, counseling, technical and management assistance, training, bonding.

Business Programs provide financial backing and technical assistance to stimulate business creation and growth in rural areas.