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January 2019

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Calendar: January

  9 St. Tammany Parish Chamber of Commerce 2019 Installation and Awards Luncheon 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Tchefuncta Country Club 2 Pinecrest Dr., Covington StTammanyChamber.org   10 New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business...
2018 Executives of the Year

CEO of the Year: Michael Hecht

When Biz New Orleans was preparing to launch its first issue in October 2014, Michael Hecht was a natural for the cover. His business,...
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Take Two

  Last year at this time, this column featured a set of New Year’s resolutions for entrepreneurs. A lot of people liked them (we won’t...
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Strange Guitarworks

  New Orleans native Benjamin Strange and his business partner, Aaron Younce (seen here) have owned and operated full-service guitar repair shop Strange Guitarworks since...
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Aching for a Cure

  When native New Orleanian Kelly Massicot was a child, she did cartwheels, played all kinds of sports and was by all accounts an active...
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Moved to Create

  Brand-new NOLA-inspired activewear company MoveMe is taking on fitness fashion with a line of clothing as colorful as the city that inspires it. Launched...
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Reading Rainbow

  Orange, blue and yellow butterfly sculptures dangle overhead, providing even more color among the blue, green and orange accent walls at the new, 10,500-square-foot...
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The Capital Raise Quandary

  You can take any word associated with entrepreneurship that excites you, like opportunity, growth and success, and completely remove any pleasure it arouses simply...
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Healthcare Changes:

  Healthcare across the United States continues to experience monumental change. Providers face enormous pressure to accommodate this change, from the restructuring of payment models...
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Attorney 2.0

  By focusing on a more global perspective with respect to clients, attorneys can grow beyond a useful tool that is interchangeable and sensitive to...
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What Netflix Can Teach Us

  Let’s all get comfortable in the “wayback” machine and go back to a time when we didn’t “Netflix and chill,” to when we used...
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High Five

  In 2018, I spoke about everything from how etiquette can combat harassment in the workplace and foster authentic leadership, to attire (general and when...
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Editor's Note: Almost Too Much to Celebrate

  Top 10 tech market to watch. Ninth in the country for states with happiest workers and states with lowest startup costs for entrepreneurs. Fifth in metro...
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Thinking Tiny

  “It’s like one of those ‘How many people can fit in a phone booth’ kind of fascinations,” laughed Maine-native Ken Wright as I stood...
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From On Field to On Air

  AP Photo From the field to the microphone — sports columnist Chris Price talks with former New Orleans Saints captain Zack Strief on his new...
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Now What?

  Do you know what 2019 isn’t? It’s not the New Orleans Tricentennial. While that has some event organizers and copy editors relieved (capital T...
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French Renaissance

  For over a century, New Orleans restaurant menus often required translation. Offerings of fruit de mer, poisson and viandes sauced with béarnaise, bordelaise and...
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Event: 2018 New Orleans Chamber Annual Meeting

Evie Poitevent, Stephen Reuther and Erin Unger Friday, December 7 | Hyatt Regency New Orleans For the first time, the New Orleans Chamber’s Annual Meeting...
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Event: The JEDCO Annual Luncheon

Laney Chouest, Michael Hecht and Charles Rice Tuesday, December 4 | Hilton New Orleans Airport More than 50 JEDCO partners, local business leaders and elected officials...
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Event: Women’s Business Alliance Panel with Fidelity P.O.W.E.R. Women of First

Jennifer Roe, Tracee Dundas and Juli Sholar Wednesday, November 28 | Harrah’s Casino and Hotel A panel of business women discussed their inspirations, motivations and challenges...
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Event: Prosper Jefferson: Happy Healthy Workplace Part 3: Healthy Business Initiatives

Delous Smith, Mary Martens and Jason Fallon Wednesday, November 28 | JEDCO Conference Center In the final Prosper Jefferson of the year, JEDCO and the Jefferson...
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Recent Openings

French Truck Coffee On Nov. 14, French Truck Coffee opened its fourth café in New Orleans at 2917 Magazine Street, formerly the site of a...
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Industry News

  HEALTHCARE Ochsner Boosts Minimum Wage Effective January 20, 2019, Ochsner Health System will increase its minimum wage from $8.10 per hour to $12 per hour. The...
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Publisher's Note: Lets get this year started!

The start of a new year is like the start of a new sports season, full of optimism for success and a chance to...
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