Business Events at EBRPL
EBRPL Small Business Services Presents
Small Business Engine
Ready to rev up your small business? The Library is here to fuel your journey to success! The EBRPL Small Business Engine series is co-hosted by East Baton Rouge Parish Library and The Alliance. This event is designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and established business owners alike. Connecting you with seasoned local experts to help drive your business forward!
Don’t get left in the dust! Catch up with our Small Business Engine Series with the videos below!
Session 1: Marketing Starter Kit: What to Do BEFORE You Hire an Agency
- Facilitated by Stuart Gilly – CEO, The Alliance
- Featured Speakers:
- Scott Hodgin – Owner/Creative Director, Tilt
- Victoria Allen – Social Media Lead, Tilt
- Jeremy Beyt – Co-founder & CEO, Three Sixty Eight
- Brian Rodriguez – President & Founder, Gatorworks
- Josh Dickerhoof – Chief Brand Strategist, SASSO
- Chelsey Blankenship – Owner, CLB Consulting
- David Day – Fractional CMO, The Day Group
Session 2: Building Your Business Plan
- Facilitated by Stuart Gilly – CEO, The Alliance
- Featured Speakers:
- Vanessa Graham – Owner, V Graham
- Casey O’Banion – President, YEA
- Kyle M. Zeringue – COO, A3 Solutions Group
- CJ Aulet – Owner, BOULOMAI
- Adrian Own Jones – Partner, Success Labs
- Heidi Melancon – Associate State Director, Louisiana Small Business Development Center
- John Roberts, Jr. – Owner, Attracct Accounting Advisors
- Toby Massengale – Professional EOS Implementer, EOS Worldwide
- Layne Dodd, CTP – Vice President Commercial Banking, Home Bank
- Jenna Frederic, CPA – Partner, Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP
Session 3: Capitalize Your Business via Investors or Grants, August 27, 2025: Register Here!
Explore your Gale Business Resources
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Your library provides essential services to support small business development and growth. In this one hour session we will review the Gale resources available to you including Gale Business: Plan Builder, Gale Business: Entrepreneurship and Gale Business: DemogaphicsNow. You will leave the session with an understanding of the content, tools and workflows available in these valuable resources.
Business Pitches, Marketing Plans, and Product Development
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Statista is one of the world’s leading portals offering access to statistics and studies on 80,000 topics and 170 industries worldwide. Statista enables EBRPL patrons to access relevant market and consumer data. In this webinar, Megan Guinane will walk through the various data tools available on the Statista platform and present real-life examples of how many businesses utilize their data.