The Influential Baton Rouge Business Women’s Network hosted its inaugural business conference Jan. 13 in St. Francisville.
Attendees, all female business, heard from several speakers on topics owners ranging from search engine optimization, Google My Business, marketing/branding trends and best practice communications standards to small-business compliance regulations in Louisiana and social media strategies.
The group meets biweekly to network and discuss a dedicated business topic, including leadership, human resources, marketing, economic impact, strategic growth, expansion, client appreciation, taxes, policies and procedures, employee recruiting/retention and product and service pricing best practices.
It is also committed to being active in the community and giving back to local organizations. Most recently, the members were involved with services and organizations such as Maddie’s Footprints, Empower225, The Bella Bowman Foundation and The Impact Circle.
Members include Highland Road Realty, The Bug Man, Yoga Studio 90, Lewis Mohr Insurance, Decision Critical, Ford Plastic Surgery, BRQ Restaurant, Louisiana Culinary Institute, Bacon and Fig Catering, CHIC, Laura Welsh Taylor Fine Art, Kinetic Physical Therapy, Smith Shanklin & Sosa Law Firm, The Impact Circle, The Royal Treatment Pet Salon, Heather Lato Photo, Sweet Baton Rouge, Landrenau and Associates, Acadian House Design Firm, Care of Creative Marketing Firm, Travelcations, Percy, Skias & Schutte Law Firm, Smocktions , Grace Therapy Center, Mera Salon Suites, Stroll Magazine, Canvas Mortgage, Forever Lillies, McKenzie Rush Aesthetic Medicine, Gremillion Social Work Consulting and All For The Kids Speech Therapy.