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REGIONAL/LOCAL
The
Coordinating & Development Corporation
Metro/Regional Business
Incubator BioSpace1 Life Science Business Center BioSpace1 is a multi-tenant life science business center. The first floor of the two story facility is reserved for more established life science tenants and contains build-to-suit space. The second floor is a business incubator for start-up companies with 16 wet-lab and office suites (approx. 1,000 sq. ft. each) and 18 additional offices. Tenants share a Core Lab and four conference rooms. Contact: (318) 213-0200, www.intertechsciencepark.com
Bossier Parish Community College Student Business Incubator The BPCC student Incubator provides a supportive environment where students’ new entrepreneurial start-up businesses are nurtured. For a nominal fee, students receive use of fully-equipped office space and office equipment, on-going training & coaching, technical assistance, access to capital, use of meeting rooms and professional help in launching their own business. Contact: (318) 678-6022, www.bpcc.edu/workforcedevelopment/PDFs/sbi.pdf
Louisiana Tech Enterprise Center (LaTEC) As the primary business support and development outreach arm of the University, LaTEC is designed to facilitate and promote the growth of new and existing ventures in the innovation enterprise in the I-20 corridor of north Louisiana. The Center’s incubation space and services are focused on early-stage technology companies with a direct connection to Louisiana Tech University. Contact: (318) 257-4343, http://research.latech.edu/about/louisiana_tech_technology_incubator
Southern University’s Small, Women and Minority-Owned Business Incubator Funded in part with a HUD Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant, SUSLA’s business incubator provides support to fledging businesses by reducing overhead during the start-up period and providing business related services. Contact: 741-2760, http://www.susla.edu/swmo/index.html
Bienville Parish:
Bossier Parish: Caddo Parish: Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, (318) 677-2500, www.shreveportchamber.org
Shreveport-Bossier African-American Chamber of
Commerce, (318) 424-8254
www.sbaacc.org
Claiborne Parish:
Lincoln Parish:
Natchitoches Parish: Red
River Parish:
Sabine Parish:
Webster Parish:
Economic/Industrial Development Foundations/Corporations
Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) Natchitoches and Sabine Parishes: Louisiana Small Business Development Center, Northwestern State University, (318) 357-5611, www.nsula.edu/nsusbdc/default_main.htm
Service Corps of
Retired Executives (SCORE)
Manufacturers Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEPoL)
LSU AgCenter – www.lsuagcenter.com LSU AgCenter Community Economic Development (CED) agents provide educational programming, technical assistance and facilitation services for promoting and strengthening economic development activities in rural communities. The CED program strives to increase individual and organizational leadership skills, increase participation in community decision making and promote value-added agriculture development. To meet these needs, agents offer programs in leadership, workforce development (workplace ethics, customer relations, communications, team builiding), value-added agriculture opportunities, and entrepreneurship. Contact (318) 927-9654 Ext. 229.
Northwest
Louisiana Government Procurement Center
State Agencies
Louisiana
Department of Economic Development Industries – While Oil & Gas, Agriculture, Transportation, Durable Goods have been powerful industries here for generations, the state has identified several key industries on which Louisiana will also concentrate economic development activities including:
Division of Small and Emerging Business Development – Coordinates technical, managerial, and financial assistance for certified economically disadvantaged businesses within the state. Also, provides small business bonding programs for all certified disadvantaged construction contractors and mentoring services to pre-qualified clients. Contact: (225) 342-1181, http://www.louisianaforward.com/come-to-louisiana/community-development-services/business-services/entrepreneurial-services/small-and-emerging-business-development-program.aspx To register your business with LED’ SEBD program, the application is available at http://www.ledsmallbiz.com/index_2.asp Hudson Initiative Small Entrepreneurship Program – This program allows a small business to become certified as a “Small Entrepreneurship” under the state’s procurement and public contracts program. To be eligible for certification, a company must meet all of the following criteria: 1) must be independently owned and operated, 2) is not be dominant in its field of operation, 3) is owned by and has officers who are citizens or legal residents of the U.S., all of whom are domiciled in Louisiana, and who maintain the principal business office in Louisiana, and 4) together with any of its affiliate entities, has fewer than 50 full-time employees, with average annual gross receipts not exceeding $5 for construction operations and $3 million for non-construction operations, for each of the previous three tax years. http://www.ledsmallbiz.com/index_2.asp International Services – This division provides guidance to Louisiana firms interested in exporting goods or services. It conducts seminars and meetings on export opportunities and procedures, arranges meetings with foreign buyers and provides export counseling. Contact: (225) 342-4323, http://www.louisianaforward.com/louisiana-economic-development-department/international-services.aspx Louisiana Technology Transfer Office – This agency serves as a technology clearinghouse for Louisiana businesses and industries. Through close ties with NASA and the Federal Laboratory Consortiums, LTTO has a wealth of talent and technology available to help a business with technology licensing, commercialization, procurement, and problem-solving. Also assists companies prepare Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications. Contact: (225) 578-7555, www.bus.lsu.edu/lbtc/ltto.asp or Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center, Inc., (318) 671-1050, www.cdconline.org/businessincubator.htm AccessLouisiana is an electronic directory of Louisiana companies that promotes business-to-customer and business-to-business commerce in Louisiana. AccessLouisiana provides a free, on-line resource for Louisiana companies to post information about their business, including contact information, products and/or services, certifications, and geographical markets of interest. This information will be accessible to anyone searching to buy Louisiana products. The goal is to increase sales and business-to- business partnerships for Louisiana companies. http://access.louisiana.gov/louisiana1st/web/locate/siteselector/StartAction.do?context=portal Federal Agencies
Small Business Administration
– www.sba.gov Online Entrepreneurial Training – The Small Business Training Network is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise. The Training Network makes SBA's business management resources available anytime and anywhere. It is a dynamic learning center designed to help small businesses compete in a constantly changing, global environment. www.sba.gov/training Government Contracting/Business Development – The Office of Government Contracting (GC) works to create an environment for maximum participation by small, disadvantaged, and woman-owned businesses in federal government contract awards and large prime subcontract awards. GC advocates on behalf of small business in the federal procurement world. The Office of Business Development is designed to help minority and small disadvantaged businesses participate more fully and successfully in the mainstream National economy. www.sba.gov/gcbd SBA Office of Advocacy – This office’s mission is to encourage policies that support the development and growth of American small businesses. Advocacy represents the nation's small businesses within the federal government; conducts policy studies; and compiles statistics on small business characteristics and contributions. www.sba.gov/advo Office of Women’s Business Ownership – OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities. www.onlinewbc.gov Veteran’s Business Development – Designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and mentoring, and referrals for eligible veterans owning or considering starting a small business. The SBA has three organizations participating in this cooperative agreement and serving as Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOC). www.sba.gov/vets/
U.S. Department of Commerce –
www.doc.gov Bureau of the Census – The Constitution commands that a census be taken every 10 years. The purpose is the apportionment of seats in Congress, but the information collected provides the cornerstone of knowledge about the people of our nation, www.census.gov Minority Business Development Agency – This agency was created specifically to encourage the growth of minority-owned businesses in the United States. It coordinates federal government plans, programs and operations that affect minority business enterprises. It promotes and coordinates the activities of government and private organizations that help minority businesses grow. It collects and distributes information to help those interested in starting or expanding a minority-owned firm, and it provides financial assistance to organizations to provide management and technical assistance to minority entrepreneurs. www.mbda.gov Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) – The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is an advocacy and advisory office responsible for promoting the use of small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), women-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone small businesses within the U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) acquisition process. www.osec.doc.gov/osdbu/Patent and Trademark Office – For over 200 years, the basic role of PTO has been to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries for a limited time. www.uspto.gov
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