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Showing Up | Just as Important for Influencers

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Business Help, Community Leadership, Education | Comments are Closed | 15 February, 2021 | 0

If you expect to have any kind of influence in your company or in your industry as a whole, the first step is to show up. This means getting involved with your work community and going the extra mile in terms of the effort you give your assignments. The more you can put yourself outRead more

Critical Role of Workforce Training in Labor Market Recovery

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, COVID-19 Updates, Education | Comments are Closed | 11 February, 2021 | 0

The COVID recession that began in March 2020 has had a disparate effect on workers depending on many factors: industry, occupation, level of education parental status, race, and gender. For example, declines in employment have been largest for workers of color and those with less formal education. Such disproportionate effects owe in large part toRead more

Small Business Credit Survey | 2021 Report on Firms

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 10 February, 2021 | 0

In a collaboration among the twelve reserve banks of the Federal Reserve System, the publication of this report seeks to document the toll the COVID pandemic took on small businesses in 2020. At the time the survey was fielded, six months into the pandemic, closures, layoffs, depressed revenue, and uncertainty continued to plague small businessesRead more

Community Leadership | How to Listen with Your Eyes

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Community Leadership, Education, Leadership Excel | Comments are Closed | 8 February, 2021 | 0

One of the best ways to communicate doesn’t involve talking; in fact, it is quite the opposite. We are talking about the importance of listening. Think about the last time you really felt heard. Chances are, the person you were speaking to wasn’t scrolling through their phone or busy doing other things, but instead gaveRead more

5 Management Keys for Effective Virtual Leadership

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, Education, Leadership Excel | Comments are Closed | 5 February, 2021 | 0

Managers and leaders have been forced to adapt to the rapid changes unraveling at the workplace. As the world races to stop the spread of COVID, many companies have been left to rely on remote workers and flexible positions that combine in-person days with work from home schedules. For managers, the challenge is to findRead more

St. Michael School Set to Open Pre-K 3 in Fall 2021

By Jules Broussard | Economic Development, Education, News | Comments are Closed | 2 February, 2021 | 0

Pictured left to right: Edmund Habetz, EL Habetz Builders, Inc.; Leonor Gonzalez, Assistant Principal; Sandi Doré, Principal; Father Mikel Polson, Pastor; Paul Lemaire and Errol Dennis, Corne Lemaire Group Architects: Penny Habetz, Religion Administrator; Kim Bernard, EL Habetz Builder, Inc.; and Amy Thibodeaux, St. Michael Advisory Council Member and Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce President/CEO. Read more

5 Signs You’re a Community Leader | Leadership EXCEL

By Jules Broussard | Blog Series, Business Help, Community Leadership, Education | Comments are Closed | 25 January, 2021 | 0

Leadership comes in many forms, from those who inspire dedication and support to those who rule through fear and intimidation. A true leader is someone who can command those under them without having to resort to extreme tactics. Many great leaders share some common traits, so work to improve these qualities in yourself to establishRead more

Building Resilient Rural Places | 5. Civic Structures

By Jules Broussard | COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 18 January, 2021 | 0

The dispersion of COVID has been uneven from the outset, preying upon preexisting fault lines in our nation’s economic, social, and geographic landscape and systematically disadvantaging already vulnerable people and places. Governmental responses have been similarly fragmented and unequal, with federal, state, and citywide services and relief structures marked by inconsistency and disparate outcomes byRead more

How Local Small Businesses Can Compete with Amazon

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 15 January, 2021 | 0

Amazon is the largest online store and hosts products from some of the biggest brands in the world. They are also known for large inventories and discounts, so competing based on price can be a tall order for local startups. Interestingly, about 50% of the products you encounter at Amazon in the United States areRead more

Can We Pull Off the Biggest Homecoming in History?

By Jules Broussard | Business Help, COVID-19 Updates, Economic Development, Education | Comments are Closed | 14 January, 2021 | 0

Our community and many others have lost workforce talent to larger, coastal cities for decades. While the reasons behind it are complex, the steady loss of young, educated workers seemed unstoppable. Much more recently, the COVID pandemic has also seemed unstoppable and even more devastating. However, it sometimes happens that you can use one problemRead more

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