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PAVE - Pathway to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs Boot Camp
Start-up Assistance
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- Oct 24 2025 Fri, Oct 24 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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CEO Capital Lab: Cash Flow, Financial Statements & Projections
LSBDC at Southern University: Main Office
Cash Flow Management
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- Oct 27 2025 Mon, Oct 27 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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20th Annual Business Development and Procurement Conference
LSBDC at Southern University: Main Office
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- Oct 28 2025 Tue, Oct 28 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Show Me the Money
Financing and Capital
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- Oct 28 2025 Tue, Oct 28 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Business Planning for Entrepreneurs (Live Online)
Business Plan
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- Oct 28 2025 Tue, Oct 28 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Digital Marketing 101 – Online Visibility & Engagement
Marketing and Sales
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- Oct 29 2025 Wed, Oct 29 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
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PAVE - Building Financial Strength & Market Presence
Managing a Business
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- Oct 29 2025 Wed, Oct 29 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Creating a Winning Business Plan to Secure Capital
St. Landry Parish Economic Development
Business Plan
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- Oct 29 2025 Wed, Oct 29 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
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Speak Their Language: Understanding Your Ideal Customers in Order to Create Effective Content
Marketing and Sales
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- Oct 30 2025 Thu, Oct 30 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Webinar & Hands on Training
Government Contracting
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- Oct 30 2025 Thu, Oct 30 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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Market Research: Understand Your Customers, Strengthen Your Business
Start-up Assistance
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- Oct 31 2025 Fri, Oct 31 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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LSU Cybersecurity Seminar: AI, Automation, and IoT
LSBDC at LSUBR:Main Office LSU Innovation Park
Managing a Business
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- Oct 31 2025 Fri, Oct 31 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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CEO CAPITAL LAB: Financing, Expansion and Valuation
Financing and Capital
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- Nov 4 2025 Tue, Nov 4 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
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Website & SEO – Your Online Storefront
Marketing and Sales
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- Nov 4 2025 Tue, Nov 4 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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The AI SEO Playbook: Understanding the New AI Search Landscape
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 5 2025 Wed, Nov 5 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Doing Business With The Federal Government - Virtual
Government Contracting
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- Nov 6 2025 Thu, Nov 6 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Becoming Bankable With AI
Financing and Capital
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- Nov 6 2025 Thu, Nov 6 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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Introduction to Google Analytics
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 6 2025 Thu, Nov 6 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Starting & Financing a Small Business (Live Online)
Start-up Assistance
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- Nov 6 2025 Thu, Nov 6 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Marketing with AI: The AI-Powered Video Marketing Kickstarter
Marketing and Sales
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- Nov 7 2025 Fri, Nov 7 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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CEO Capital Lab: Preparing for Investment & Lender Engagement
Financing and Capital
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- Nov 7 2025 Fri, Nov 7 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Small Business Insurance 101: What Every Owner Needs to Know (Live Online)
Managing a Business
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- Nov 10 2025 Mon, Nov 10 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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New Tax Regulations for 2025
Tax Planning
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- Nov 11 2025 Tue, Nov 11 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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The AI SEO Playbook: The AI-Friendly Content Strategy
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 11 2025 Tue, Nov 11 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
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Social Media Marketing – Turning Followers Into Customers
Marketing and Sales
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- Nov 12 2025 Wed, Nov 12 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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AI Prompting for Small Business - (SEBD CERTIFIED BUSINESS ONLY)
LSBDC at ULM Training Event at WMWO Chamber of Commerce
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- Nov 12 2025 Wed, Nov 12 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Access to Capital and Business Financing (Live Online)
Financing and Capital
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- Nov 13 2025 Thu, Nov 13 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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Introduction to Google Search Console
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 13 2025 Thu, Nov 13 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Marketing with AI: VEO 3 for Small Business: Text to Video Generation on Google’s Top AI Video Tool
Marketing and Sales
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- Nov 14 2025 Fri, Nov 14 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Starting and Financing a Small Business
LSBDC at Southern University: Main Office
Start-up Assistance
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- Nov 18 2025 Tue, Nov 18 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Get Certified Day
St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation
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- Nov 18 2025 Tue, Nov 18 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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The AI SEO Playbook: Technical SEO with AI: What to Know
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 18 2025 Tue, Nov 18 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
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Business Planning for Entrepreneurs (Live Online)
Business Plan
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- Nov 18 2025 Tue, Nov 18 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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SEBD Certification: A Certification to Grow Your Business
Managing a Business
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- Nov 19 2025 Wed, Nov 19 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Managing Your Business with QuickBooks
Business Accounting
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- Nov 19 2025 Wed, Nov 19 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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14th Annual 2025 Bootstraps to Briefcases Veteran’s Conference
Government Contracting
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- Nov 20 2025 Thu, Nov 20 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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Step-by-Step Guide to Register Your LLC
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- Nov 20 2025 Thu, Nov 20 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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Introduction to Google Business Profile
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 20 2025 Thu, Nov 20 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Marketing with AI: Turn 5 Hours of Marketing Copywriting Into 30 Minutes with Claude
Marketing and Sales
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- Nov 25 2025 Tue, Nov 25 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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The AI SEO Playbook: Measuring AI SEO Success & Local Advantage
Technological Innovation
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- Nov 26 2025 Wed, Nov 26 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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SAM Training- System Awards Management System
Government Contracting
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- Dec 2 2025 Tue, Dec 2 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Starting and Financing Your Business (Virtual Webinar)
Start-up Assistance
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- Dec 2 2025 Tue, Dec 2 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Understanding Financial Statements and Cash Flow - Session 1
Business Accounting
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- Dec 4 2025 Thu, Dec 4 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Marketing with AI: How Small Businesses Can Use GPTs for Marketing (with ChatGPT by OpenAI)
Marketing and Sales
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- Dec 12 2025 Fri, Dec 12 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Starting and Financing a Small Business
LSBDC at Southern University: Main Office
Start-up Assistance
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- Dec 17 2025 Wed, Dec 17 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Starting and Finance - AP
Ascension Parish Library - Galvez Branch
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Success Stories
"The services provided by the LSBDC have been instrumental in the success and growth of our company." - Chad Perez, Owner
"The LSBDC has been a sounding board for me and has helped me crunch numbers." - Heather Degeyter, Owner
"Every class has been key to helping me evolve and go to the next level with procurement on the city, state, and federal level." - Jarvis Green, Owner
"I would probably be forced to go back into the workforce as I try to rebuild and restructure my business." - LaTania Anderson, Owner
"The LSBDC helped us find marketing research needed to complete our business plan." - Annie Claire Bass, Owner