Southeast Louisiana Business Center

SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA BUSINESS CENTER
1514 Martens Drive • Hammond, LA 70401
Phone: (985) 549-3199 • Fax (985) 549-2127
E-Mail: wjoubert@selu.edu • Website: www.selu.edu/businesscenter

Bill Joubert, Director

Primary Client Type
Mixed Use

Area Served by Incubator
North Shore parishes of St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Livingston, Washington, and St. Helena

Year Opened
2003

Gross Square Footage
17,000 sq. ft.

Primary Sponsor
Southeastern Louisiana University

The Southeast Louisiana Business Center helps facilitate economic development in the region by providing a "one-stop-shop" for economic development activities in Southeast Louisiana. Gathering the area's economic development resources together, it helps create partnerships that directly or indirectly contribute to the economic renewal and diversification of Louisiana with an eye on the Governor's Vision 2020 Plan.

For small and emerging businesses, the Center offers start-up and expansion business consulting, demographics and financial analysis, market development, capitalization and business plans, loan proposals, business incentives assistance, entrepreneurial and work force training, meeting facilities and business services, and networking opportunities with area economic development partners.

Resource Partners

Some of the Center's partners in economic development activities include:

Area Chambers of Commerce
Florida Parishes Economic Development Association
Hammond Industrial Development Board
Louisiana Department of Labor
Louisiana Economic Development
Small Business Development Center
Southeastern Louisiana University's Economic & Business Development Department
Southeastern Louisiana University's College of Business & Technology
Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation
U.S. Rural Development
U.S. Small Business Administration

Incubator Space/Transitional Space

The SLBC offers qualifying businesses low-cost space and a wide range of business development services they might otherwise be unable to attain or afford. The Admissions Committee for the Center looks at the resident applicant for the following entrance criteria:

Realistic business idea
Reasonable credit history
Adequate financial resources to remain in business for at least six months
A strong management team with at least one full-time person working in the business
A match between the needs of the company and available incubator resources
No direct competition with other incubator clients

Existing businesses with short-term transitional space needs can also be accommodated within this program.

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