Welcome!
Since 1984, the Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) has provided the tools and resources necessary to help businesses grow and compete in an increasingly challenging global economy. We offer no-cost business consulting and low to no-cost training seminars designed to help you attract customers, improve operations, increase sales, and successfully access capital. Our interactions may be brief or long-term, but our ultimate objective is to improve Louisiana’s economy through job creation and increased tax revenues. Our center is funded by the US Small Business Administration Louisiana Economic Development and Southeastern Louisiana University.
Our broad mission is to help start-up and existing businesses grow and prosper. Our center serves individuals interested in starting or expanding a business within the five Florida Parishes: Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
The Louisiana Small Business Development Center is organized into two departments:
The LSBDC Consulting Department provides FREE confidential one-on-one counseling services to potential and existing small business owners. Counseling sessions are scheduled on an appointment basis with the initial meeting lasting approximately one hour. Call our office at (985) 549-3831 for an appointment in Hammond.
The Consulting Department offers SBA handouts, business plan outlines, financial forecasting worksheets, demographic information and business start-up guides. Our center also provides marketing and advertising resources and a “tool box” containing clipped articles, studies and information on various industries and small business topics.
Our center typically assists with the following:
The LSBDC hosts 50 + no-cost workshops on a wide range of subjects each year to keep small businesses informed of current practices and changing trends in the workplace. Typical topics include but are not limited to:
Additional topics are added to the schedule as they develop in the business environment. Customized training is also available for special groups. Seminar presenters are usually business leaders, industry experts, or university professors. Most seminars are provided at no charge; others require a payment to cover the presentation expenses.
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.
Monday – Friday
7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Louisiana Small Business
Development Center
1514 Martens Drive
SLU 10522
Southeastern Louisiana University
(985) 549-3831
[email protected]
Director
Wayne Ricks, M.B.A.
