LAPLACE — Entrepreneurs, are you ready to take your business to the next level?

Are you starting a food business or redoing your marketing efforts?

Would you like up to date information on growing your business with branding, digital tools, sales and online marketing?

If so, sign up for the Louisiana Small Business Development Center’s “Lunch & Learn” series and join the conversation on a variety of business topics that are trending and useful.

All sessions are free of charge from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. John Community Center, 2900 U.S. 51 in LaPlace.

Register online for training at LSBDC.org

• 5 Steps for Starting a Food Business is scheduled Oct. 24.

Ever wanted to open your own restaurant, catering business, food kiosk or truck?

Get a quick overview of how to start a food service business with Dianne F. Sclafani, culinary and food service business development consultant.

• Digital Tools for Your Business is planned Nov. 14.

Today’s business owner needs tools to do things faster, more efficiently and with privacy and security.

Combine this with consumers’ needs moving more and more to mobile, business solutions that incorporate technology and digital tools in the business model can remain competitive and take market share from those who don’t.

• Everyone in Your Business is in Sales is planned Dec. 5.

If your business were an automobile, customer service would be the motor oil. You can operate for a while without it but soon everything would come to a screeching halt.

This Lunch and Learn will ignite and excite you as you discover the power of appointing every person in the organization as a Customer Service Provider – regardless of their job title.