Existing Business

Resources for Existing Businesses

As businesses grow they encounter unique challenges and obstacles. Livingston Advantages’ goal is to assist business owners by providing guidelines, proper information, and direction to helpful entities and individuals. Below you will find information on financing your business, business incentives, how to protect your ideas, and even information on business assistance providers – anything you will, hopefully, need to help your business grow.

Financing Your Business

Need financing now? Are you unsure where to look for money? Click here to see a list of potential avenues to help satisfy your financial means.

Taxes

Questions about taxes? You can find links to the Livingston Parish Assessor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office here.

Permits, Inspections, Regulations, Zoning, and Parish Codes

Does your business require a special permit? Do you have to have a specific inspection to make your business legal? Are you not sure? Find the answers to these questions and more, here.

Business Incentives

Looking to put your tax dollars to work? Have you hit a brick wall, and need to find a way to get over the hump? Click here to learn about specific business incentives and programs that can help bolster your business.

Human Resources

Here are resources to assist you or your HR department in complying with federal and state regulations regarding safety, taxes, equal employment, and healthcare.

Workforce Training Services

Does your team need training? From specific needs to team-building programs, click here to find a way to enhance your employees and their interactions.

Protect Your Ideas

Do you believe in your product, service, or idea? Do you think it should be protected from theft, infringement, or plagiarism? Click here to find out how to make it safe, secure, and yours.

CPA

Do you need help managing your money? How about a financial budget? A monetary plan for the future? CPAs can help you do that, and more.

Attorneys

Have legal questions? Need to know how to structure your business? Click here to learn about lawyers and how they can help your business grow.

Business Assistance Providers

Stuck? Not sure where to go? Need help with a business plan? Do you need office space, perhaps business training? Click here for a list of assistance providers that will provide help to business owners who just aren’t sure where to go.

Better Business Bureau

Looking to get your name out there? Want to be recognized for your good business practices, while also giving an up-front guaranty to customers that you can be trusted? Join the BBB, who can help you make a great first impression.

International Resources

Does your business extend outside the borders of Livingston Parish? Do you want to spread your wings to locations far and wide? Click here for information on how to get involved in the International Marketplace.

Selecting a New Location

Need a new location? Haven’t decided yet? Unsure what factors play a role in selecting a spot for your new business? Click here for helpful links and providers that can help you find a location.

Insurance Needs

Are you insured? Regardless of your business, you should have some basic insurance – for various reasons. Click here to learn about insurance and contact an agent today.

Adding Partners and Owners

Looking to expand? Want to bring someone in as a partner or owner? Click here to learn about the process and discover the legal process involved.

Wills/Succession

Looking to do some estate planning? Fix things up for your successors? Click here to learn about that process and the legal, and financial, needs involved.

Exit Strategy

Want to make sure you’re covered? Do you have a parachute set up if things do not go well? Click here to learn about ways to protect yourself should your business falter.

Buying/Selling a Business

Want to expand by buying a business? Want to sell yours? Click here to learn about that process.