Coronavirus Webinars
| Date | Webinar (click to RSVP) | Presenter | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, April 1, 2020 | Recording: NOLA Chamber: Small Business - Employment Laws | Michelle Anderson - Fisher Phillips, Brandon Davis - Phelps & Dunbar LLP, Fred Preis - Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP | New Orleans Chamber of Commerce |
| Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:00 PM CST | Recording: GNO, Inc. - Paycheck Protection Program Webinar | GNO, Inc. | GNO, Inc. |
| Thursday, April 2, 2020 2:00 PM CST | Recording: Kean | Miller - Putting the CARES Act to Work For Your Business | Kean | Miller | Kean | Miller |
| Friday, April 3, 2020 | Recording: IEDC: COVID-19: CARES Act - A Closer Look with IEDC | IEDC | IEDC |
| Friday, April 3, 2020 | Recording: Netchex Webinar - Overview of the CARES Act | Netchex and Fisher and Phillips Law Firm | Netchex and Fisher and Phillips Law Firm |
| Friday, April 3, 2020 10:00 AM CST | Recording: New Orleans Chamber of Commerce - How to Survive & Thrive - Corona Virus Mental Health | Deanna Causey, Shelina Davis, Dr. Rochelle Head-Dunham, Tina Meilleur | New Orleans Chamber of Commerce |
| Friday, April 3, 2020 11:00 AM CST | Recording: NFIB COVID-19 Part IV - How to Apply for a Coronavirus Small Business Loan | Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, Legal Foundation, NFIB and Holly Wade, Director, NFIB Research Center | National Federation of Independent Business |
| Monday, April 6, 2020 3:00 PM CST | Recording: IEDC COVID-19 - A Ten Point Action Plan for Economic Developers | IEDC | IEDC |
| Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:00 PM CST | Recording: GNOF - Nonprofit Essentials for Preparing for the COVID-19 Pandemic: CARES Act Webinar | Chris Ferris,Jack Wiles,Bruce Prendergast | GNFO |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2020 10:30 AM CST | Recording: St. Tammany Corporation and Northshore Society for Human Resource Management (NSHRM) - Legal Updates and HR Best Practices Surrounding COVID-19 | St. Tammany Corporation and Northshore Society for Human Resource Management (NSHRM) | St. Tammany Corporation and Northshore Society for Human Resource Management (NSHRM) |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:00 AM CST | Recording: NOLA Chamber: SBA Loans - Explained with New Orleans Chamber | Christopher J. Kane,Gregory F. Rouchell,Tina Meilleur | New Orleans Chamber of Commerce |
| Wednesday, April 8, 2020 2:00 PM CST | Recording: St. Tammany Corporation & Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern - Rescuing America’s Businesses: CARES Act Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation & Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern | St. Tammany Corporation & Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern |
| Thursday, April 9, 2020 | Recording: Netchex - Practicing Good Cyber "Hygiene" During a Pandemic | Netchex Information Security Team | Netchex |
| Thursday, April 9, 2020 10:00 AM CST | Recording: Entergy Webinar - Benefiting Louisiana's Small Businesses | Community Leaders, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, Stephen Waguespack, Secretary Don Pierson | Entergy |
| Friday, April 10, 2020 10:00 AM CST | Recording: Entergy - Help for small businesses navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic | Honorable Cedric L. Richmond – Congressional Representative for District 2 and Mr. Alden McDonald – President and CEO Liberty Bank | Entergy |
| Friday, April 10, 2020 11:00 AM CST | Recording: NFIB Coronavirus Part V: UPDATE – SBA’s EIDL and PPP Loan Programs | Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, Legal Foundation, NFIB and Holly Wade, Director, NFIB Research Center | National Federation of Independent Business |
| Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | Recording: GNO, Inc. Ask the Expert - Tax Policy & Aid Programs in Practice | Adams & Reese, Ernst & Young, Postlethwaite & Netterville, and Stone Pigman | GNO, Inc. |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2020 9:00 AM CST | Recording: GNO, Inc. GNOthinc Session 2 - Retaining Good Talent - Higher Ed Online Training Programs | GNO, Inc. | GNO, Inc. |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:00 PM CST | Recording: New Orleans Chamber - Marketing Your Business During a Crisis with New Orleans Chamber | Jennie Diemont President & Chief Creative Officer, Deep Fried Advertising | Paula Keller French Director of Sales & Marketing, Search Influence | Betsie Gambel President, Gambel Communications | New Orleans Chamber of Commerce |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:00 PM CST | IEDC: Free GIS Tools for Economic Developers | IEDC | IEDC |
| Thursday, April 16, 2020 12:00 PM CST | Recording: GNO, Inc. Loan Gumbo - Which Loan is Right for You? | Secretary Don Pierson, LED; Chris Kane, Adams & Reese; Carmen Sunda, LSBDC | GNO, Inc. |
| Tuesday, April 21, 2020 12:00 PM CST | Recording: GNO, Inc. Ask the Expert - Coronavirus Site Selection Perspective on Economic Development Recovery | Chris Schastok, CBRE (Chicago, IL) and Christopher Lloyd, McGuireWoods Consulting (Richmond, VA) | GNO, Inc. |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2020 11:00 AM CST | Recording: Entergy - COVID-19 Small Business Relief: What Programs are Right for You | Carmen Sunda, Director of America's Small Business Development Center | Entergy |
| Thursday, April 23, 2020 12:00 PM CST | Recording: GNO, Inc., LRA, and New Orleans & Co. - Help for Hospitality | Walt Leger III, Sr. VP for Strategic Affairs & General Counsel, New Orleans & Company; Stan Harris, President & CEO, Louisiana Restaurant Association; Brandon Lagarde, Director & Tax Services Group Lead, Postlethwaite & Netterville; Michael Hecht, President & CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc. | GNO, Inc., LRA, New Orleans & Co. |
| Thursday, April 23, 2020 2:00 PM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Q&A with Senator John Kennedy | Senator John Kennedy | BRAC & ECS Southeast, LLP |
| Friday, April 24, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: How to Manage HR Issues in the COVID-19 Era | Ashley Knapps, Director of Human Resources at HR Solutions | ECS Southeast, LLP & BRAC |
| Monday, April 27, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Economic Recovery in the Wake of COVID-19 | Dr. Stephen Barnes, Director of the Kathleen Blanco Public Policy Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and Finance, at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Neighbors Federal Credit Union |
| Monday, April 27, 2020 5:00 PM CST | Recording: Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Tele-Town Hall Series - From Disparity to Parity: Night 1 - Experiencing COVID-19 Physical & Mental Impact | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2020 9:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Q&A with Congressman Cedric Richmond | Congressman Cedric Richmond | BRAC & Neighbors Federal Credit Union - Airline |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2020 3:00 PM CST | Recording: GNO, Inc. Webinar - From F&B to CPG — Pivoting your Food Company to Packaged Goods | Aaron Gailmore, Founder, Brass Roots & New Orleans Food & Beverage Brands; Kristen Preau Moore, Owner, Jambalaya Girl; Lovey Wakefield, President & CEO, Ecommerce Solution, Co-Owner & CEO, NolaCajun.com; Michael Hecht, President & CEO, GNO, Inc. | GNO, Inc. |
| Tuesday, April 28, 2020 5:00 PM CST | Recording: Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Tele-Town Hall Series - From Disparity to Parity: Night 2 - Affordable Housing | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: A Live Discussion with the U.S. Chamber on Reopening the American Economy | Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce | BRAC & Neighbors Federal Credit Union |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2020 5:00 PM CST | Recording: Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Tele-Town Hall Series - From Disparity to Parity: Night 3 - Salaries & Wages | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Thursday, April 30, 2020 2:00 PM CST | GNO, Inc. Recording: GNO Music Industry Recovery Resources & Tools | Michael Hecht, CEO & President GNO, Inc.; Don Marshall, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest Foundation; Joe Kirgues, gener8tor, Sunae Villavaso, Mayor's Office of Workforce Development; David Lipscomb, Iberia Bank | GNO, Inc. |
| Thursday, April 30, 2020 5:00 PM CST | Recording: Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Tele-Town Hall Series - From Disparity to Parity: Night 4 - Entrepreneurship | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus | Urban League of Louisiana & Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus |
| Friday, May 1, 2020 1:00 PM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Best Practices to Keep Your Employees and Customers Healthy | Dr. Minsky of Baton Rouge General and Dr. Rolfsen of the Baton Rouge Clinic | BRAC & Neighbors Federal Credit Union |
| Monday, May 4, 2020 1:30 PM CST | JEDCO & Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce Webinar: Jefferson Parish Back to Business Plan | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber | JEDCO & Jefferson Parish Chamber |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Accounting for PPP Loan Forgiveness sponsored by Neighbors Federal Credit Union | Kathryn Pittman, Associate Tax Director in the P&N Tax Services Group; Benjamin Vance, CPA/ABV, Director in the P&N Consulting Services Group | Neighbors Federal Credit Union - Airline |
| Thursday, May 7, 2020 12:00 PM CST | GNO, Inc. Recording: Getting Back to Work in the New Normal | Michael Hecht, CEO & President GNO, Inc. | GNO, Inc. |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Q&A with Speaker Clay Schexnayder | Speaker Clay Schexnayder | Neighbors Federal Credit Union |
| Friday, May 8, 2020 12:00 PM CST | GNO, Inc. Recording: Main Street Lending Program | GNO, Inc. | GNO, Inc. |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2020 1:00 PM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Best Practices for Returning to Work | Our Lady of the Lake and Ochsner | BRAC |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Discussion with the SBA on PPP Loan Forgiveness | Mike Ricks, District Director for the U.S. Small Business Administration | BRAC |
| Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:00 PM EST | Humana Recording: Well-being During Times of Crisis | Humana's Senior Vice President of Humana Wellness Solutions, Jeff Reid | Humana |
| Thursday, May 14, 2020 10:00 AM CST | JEDCO and the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Webinar: From the Comfort of Home Back to the Workplace: Will you be ready for your employees to return | Richelle Kay, Crescent Payroll Solutions; Maryann Miller, StayLocal; Patricia "Patti" Pannell, Gotcha Covered HR; Stefanie J. Allweiss, Gotcha Covered HR | JEDCO & Jefferson Parish Chamber |
| Monday, May 18, 2020 1:00 PM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Opening and Operating Community Summer Programming in the Capital Region | Liz Smith, BRAC; Christian Engle, YMCA, CEO/President; Leea Russell, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge | BRAC |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2020 1:30 PM CST | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Webinar: Returning to Work - Assessing the Risks & Actions to Mitigate Them | Adams and Reese attorneys Gregory Rouchell and Johnny Domiano | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber of Commerce |
| Tuesday, May 19, 2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation Webinar: How to Capture Market Share During a Crisis Through Business Development Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Thursday, May 21, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Careers After COVID | Girard Melancon, Vice Chancellor for Workforce Solutions at Baton Rouge Community College, Susana Schowen, Director of Workforce Initiatives at LED FastStart, Liz Smith, BRAC | BRAC |
| Thursday, May 21, 2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation Webinar: Steps to Minimizing Your Future Business Risk Post COVID-19 Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Friday, May 22, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Capital Region Trends and What Comes Next? | Steve Procopio, Public Affairs Research Council & Andrew Fitzgerald, BRAC | BRAC |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | BRAC Business Recording: LSU Looking Forward | ||
| Tuesday, May 26, 2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation: Thriving in the “New Norm” of Remote Employees & Operation Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Wednesday, May 27, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Recording: Sanitize and Disinfect - Cleanliness Best Practices for the Reopening Economy | Todd Gerald, General Paper Company; Shawn Folks, Guarantee Restoration; Chance Enmon, JaniKing; Donnie Miller, BRAC | BRAC |
| Wednesday, May 27, 2020 3:00 PM CST | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: COVID-19 Community Impact Survey Webinar | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and CEO Raphael Bostic | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| Thursday, May 28, 2020 1:00 PM CST | The Shop at The Contemporary Arts Center Webinar: COVID-19 Q&A with Dr. Dery & Dr. Griggs | Infectious Disease Experts, Dr. MarkAlain Dery and Dr. Eric Griggs | The Shop at The Contemporary Arts Center |
| Thursday, May 28, 2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation Webinar: Knowing Your Numbers Will Change Your Business Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Friday, May 29, 2020 1:30 PM CST | New Horizons Computer Learning Centers: Now What? Finding Opportunity in Times of Uncertainty | Dax Moreno, Chief Talent Officer, Tech Talent Central; Lorenzo Gomez, Co-Founder & CEO, Geekdom Media | New Horizons Computer Learning Centers |
| Monday, June 1, 2020 1:00 PM CST | Entergy Webinar: Dept. of Commerce - Economic Development Assistance Program Grants | Clayton Tufts, Special Advisor, Economic Development Administration | Entergy |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation Webinar: Adjusting Your Business Plan for the Second Half of 2020 Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:00 AM CST | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber Webinar: Marketing & Messaging During the Pandemic | Amy Boyle Collins, Vice President of Gambel Communications; Jeff Januszek, Founder of Jeff Januszek Social Media | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber of Commerce |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Webinar: Oil & Gas Industry - COVID-19 and Global Supply Impacts on the Capital Region and Louisiana Economies | Dr. David Dismukes, Executive Director and Director of Policy Analysis for the Center for Energy Studies at LSU; Tyler Gray, President & General Counsel for Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association | BRAC |
| Thursday, June 4,2020 12:00 PM CST | Children's Hospital New Orleans LCMC Health Webinar: COVID-19 & Kids | Children's Hospital experts | Children’s Hospital New Orleans f |
| Thursday, June 4,2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation Webinar: COVID-19 Lessons for Improving Our Businesses Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Friday, June 5,2020 11:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Webinar: Best Practices for a Remote Workforce | Rob Wise, Owner/CEO of Itinspired; Laura Thomas, Senior Vice President at Antares Technology Solutions | BRAC |
| Tuesday, June 9, 2020 4:00 PM CST | St. Tammany Corporation: Open Forum- Growing Your Business Post COVID-19 Workshop | St. Tammany Corporation | St. Tammany Corporation |
| Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:00 AM CST | BRAC Business Webinar- Education and Economic Recovery: Critical Next Steps for a Resilient Capital Region | Libbie Sonnier-Netto, Executive Director, Louisiana Policy Institute for Children; Jessica Baghian, Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Policy Officer, Louisiana Department of Education; Liz Smith, BRAC | BRAC |
| Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:00 PM CST | BRAC Business Webinar: Q&A with Senator Bill Cassidy on Federal Small Business Support and Economy Recovery Legislation | Senator Bill Cassidy; BRAC CEO Adam Knapp | BRAC |
| Thursday, June 11, 2020 4:00 PM CST | Idea Village Webinar: Virtual Demo Day 2020 | Idea Village | Idea Village |
| Monday, June 22, 2020 10:30 AM CST | BRAC Webinar: Phase Two and the Hospitality Industry sponsored by Horizon Financial Group | Katie Goodson, Taylor Porter; Erin Kenny, Taylor Porter; Michelle Mahaffey, BRAC | Horizon Financial Group & BRAC |
| Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - Wednesday, August 26, 2020 12:00 PM CST | CityBusiness Now Webinar: CB Now Road to Recovery Series | CityBusiness | CityBusiness |
| Thursday, June 25, 2020 11:00 AM CST | CityAge Webinar: Bringing Back the French Quarter | Jeff Williams, Mayor of Arlington, TX; Nehme Abouzeid, President, LaunchVegas LLC; Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, CBS News; Rick Cole, Former City Manager, City of Santa Monica; Slma Shelbayah, Founder of Shelbayah Consulting, Professor, Former Award Winning CNN Journalist | CityAge |
| Monday, June 29, 2020 - Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Black Tech NOLA 2020 Virtual Conference | Entergy & JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Entergy & JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2020 9:00 AM CST | Louisiana Technology & Small Business Innovation Research Consortium Webinar: Entrepreneur Summer Series - Part 1 "Post-COVID Challenges & Opportunities | Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, Don Pierson, CecD; Associate State Director - LA Small Business Development Center Louisiana , Bryan Greenwood; Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Program Manager, Cindy Carrier; President / Co - Founder - Bascom Hunter Technologies, Andy McCandless; General Counsel - Praeses, Drew Smith | Louisiana Technology & Small Business Innovation Research Consortium |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:00 AM CST | New Orleans Business Alliance: Job Quality and Raciial Equity in a Pandemic Economy | Clair Minson, New Orleans Business Alliance; Zuri Stone, YouthBuild Philly; Robin Walker, YouthBuild Philly; Jenny Weissbourd, The Aspen Institute, Economic Opportunities Program | New Orleans Business Alliance, The Aspen Institute, Youth Build Philly |
| Tuesday, June 30, 2020 10:30 AM CST | StayLocal Webinar: Lease Negotiation and Energy Efficiency for Your Business | Urban Properties, Energy Smart, and Jones Walker | StayLocal |
| Wednesday, July 1, 2020 10:00 AM CST | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber Webinar: Effective E-Commerce During the Pandemic | Gabrielle Woodard, Sales & Partner Strategist at Search Influence; Kristi Brocato, Founder of The Basketry | JEDCO & Jefferson Chamber of Commerce |
| Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:30 PM CST | BRAC Webinar: Main Street Recovery Grant Program Q&A with Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder | Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder | Taylor Porter |
| Thursday, July 9, 2020 9:00 AM CST | Louisiana Workforce Commission Virtual Job Fair | LWC | LWC |
| Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:30 PM CST | Louisiana Department of Treasury, John M. Schroder, State Treasurer; Mark Staley of Postlethwaite & Netterville | GNO, Inc. | |
| Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:30 AM CST | City of New Orleans Workforce Development, New Orleans Business Alliance, GNO, Inc., Urban League, NOLA SHRM, Progressive HR Strategies Inc. | NOLA SHRM | |
| Monday, January 11 ,2021 | New Orleans Chamber of Commerce | New Orleans Chamber of Commerce | |
| Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | Adams & Reese, Jones Walker | ||
| Thursday, January 14, 2021 | SBA |