Small businesses are the heartbeat of the Baton Rouge Area economy. BRAC maintains partnerships with the region’s entrepreneurial resources to ensure that every aspiring business owner has the tools necessary for success. Whether your dream is to launch a startup or a grass-roots art movement, BRAC and Baton Rouge are ready to help you see it through.
BRAC Small Business Services
BRAC has dedicated staff to help the region's small businesses get connected to resources, information, and networks to grow. BRAC's small business services program can help your small business with the following:
- Creating a business plan
- Small business coaching
- Obtaining DBE status or other certifications
- Becoming a vendor for other local businesses
- Contracting with municipal, state or federal government entities
- Management consulting
- Access to capital
- Market research
- Workforce development
- Understanding federal, state and local incentives
Reach out to Chris Spalatin, BRAC's manager of small business services, to get started.
BRAC Business Guides
Incubators
Small Business Assistance
- BR SCORE
- BRAC’s Business Retention & Expansion Program
- LaunchBR
- LED Small Business Services
- Louisiana Small Business Development Center
- Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Small Business Employee Training
- LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana
- Microbusiness Enterprise Corporation of Ascension
- NexusLA
- Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- BRAC and TruFund Financial Services Revolving Loan Fund
Minority Business Support
Workforce Training Solutions
Chris Spalatin
Senior Manager of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
(225) 381-7133
christophers@brac.org