Scale Up! Louisiana – Lafayette

Downtown Convention Center, Lafayette 124 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA, United States

Scale Up! Louisiana is a statewide, community-based, entrepreneurial education intensive hosted by Urban League of Louisiana’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This program provides early-stage, women- and minority-owned firms with the education and resources needed for scalability and profitability. This cohort of the Scale Up! Louisiana program is specifically designed to support businesses in Lafayette and surrounding areas, and is sponsored by First Horizon and Louisiana Economic Development. This program is also funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. In order to participate, entrepreneurs must commit to a hybrid business education program that is delivered via: 4, 2.5-hour In-Person Class Sessions (Sessions 1, 4, 9, 10) 6, 2.5-hour web class sessions, and 5, 45-minute pre-recorded web sessions. Participants must also commit to utilizing additional resources and services to support their business outside of curriculum, including: counseling sessions, technical assistance, business plan assignments, and meetings with an assigned business advisor. Classes will take place February 27-April 23, 2024 with a hybrid schedule. Sessions 1, 4, 9, and 10 will take place in-person on Tuesdays, 5:30pm-8:00pm, at the Downtown Convention Center, 124 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA 70501. All other sessions will take place on Fridays, […]

Energy Apprenticeship Career & Resource Expo

Urban League of Louisiana HQ 4640 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us for an Energy Apprenticeship Career & Resource EXPO in partnership with the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Louisiana Community & Technical Colleges System. Learn about future opportunities for education and training related to clean and renewal energy and hydrogen jobs. Talk directly with employers who are hiring and the institutions providing training to help you join the energy workforce. Visit https://urbanleaguela.org/energy-apprenticeship-expo-2024/ to register to attend!

Free

LADOTD: Get Bonded: Strategies to Enhance Your Bonding Capacity

Virtual

Join the Urban League of Louisiana on Thursday, February 29, 10:00am-11:30am, for “Get Bonded: Strategies to Enhance Your Bonding Capacity”. This virtual session is a part of a series of monthly workshops hosted in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s DBE Supportive Services program. Register today at https://tinyurl.com/h6y4sbv5.

Free

LADOTD: Access to Opportunities: How to Find and Successfully Bid on LADOTD Projects

Virtual

Join the Urban League of Louisiana on Thursday, March 28, 10:00am-11:30am, for “Access to Opportunities: How to Find and Successfully Bid on LADOTD Projects”. This virtual session is a part of a series of monthly workshops hosted in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s DBE Supportive Services program. Register today at https://tinyurl.com/4su7t3np.

Free

2024 Big Health Event

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA, United States
Free