[StBernard] LSU holds workshop at Nunez

[Westley Annis]

LSU holds Crab Workshop at Entrepreneurship Center at Nunez

 

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) in collaboration with Louisiana State University
(LSU) presented its third crab industry workshop on Tuesday, April 8th,
2014, at Nunez Community College in Chalmette.

During the morning-long workshop which focused on business plan development,
the eleven (11) participants listened to presentations on developing
business plans, how to move forward with their business objectives, and
available business options such as fishing charters, trawling trips, and
nature tours. There was also a breakout session that allowed attendees to
begin writing their own business plans with the assistance of workshop
facilitators.

The workshop was held at the newly-opened Entrepreneurship Center at Nunez.
The Entrepreneurship Center, made possible through funding from the U.S.
Dept. of Labor's Traded Adjustment Assistance Community College Career
(TAACCCT) initiative, is focused on providing resources to students and
community members interested in developing their own businesses.

Sea Grant and LSU AgCenter extension agents Twyla Herrington, Julie Anderson
and Carol Franz developed the trio of workshops. The first two covered the
topics of shedding as well as general industry updates. 

"Nunez is an excellent and underutilized resource for the St. Bernard
community. They have been very receptive to this partnership," said
Herrington. "Ed Shedlock is working very hard to make new opportunities
available to the public through the Entrepreneurship Center."

Local, successful entrepreneurs facilitate monthly workshops at the Center,
covering an extensive array of entrepreneurial and business topics such as
incubation, social media, marketing, financing, and management-all factors
that small businesses and start-ups must master if they are to become
profitable and sustainable. Recent workshop leaders include Dickie Brennan,
Mike Indest, and Stephen Reuther.