Ayers Career College

The Information Technology Specialist program at Ayers Career College is designed to fulfill the growing requirement for trained IT professionals in the area of IT infrastructure, security and network technology. Students will learn core competencies required to install, diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair: computers, computer networks, and safeguard networks against cyber threats. Students also have the …

North Louisiana STEM Alliance

Our Mission: As a community of educators, parents and civic advocates, unified to connect students to the 21st century workforce, we focus on improving STEM education for our students through achieving math proficiency as well as increasing awareness of and access to STEM opportunities in the community. Our Goal: is to coordinate efforts of diverse …

Cyber Innovation Center

The Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), located in Bossier City, Louisiana, is the anchor of the 3,000 acre National Cyber Research Park and serves as the catalyst for the development and expansion of a knowledge-based workforce throughout the region. As a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation, the CIC fosters collaboration among its partners and accelerates technology, research, and …

Louisiana Catalyst

Catalyst is a business minded shared workspace. We’re here to help you grow by connecting you to the right resources to accelerate your business. Through key partnerships and mentor programs we strive to foster entrepreneurs and business in the region. We are able to help with anything from business plan and marketing strategies to looking …

TECHBY20

TECH BY 20 is by a membership based association of businesses, professionals, non-profits and educational institutions that support this mission. It is a program of the North Louisiana Economic Partnership, which believes TECH BY 20 can play an integral role in the transition of our regional economy to a knowledge-based economy.

BRF

BRF is an innovation hub establishing North Louisiana as a preferred destination for high growth initiatives. Diversifying and growing the region’s economy is its mission. BRF fulfills this economic development mission through initiatives that support community, regional and national needs in research and medicine, resources for entrepreneurs, and the development of a science and technology-based …

Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

The Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program, an initiative of BRF, is a public/private partnership between BRF, the Caddo parish Commission and the City of Shreveport to diversify the regional economy, create jobs and expand the area’s tax base by providing services to innovative startups that have high growth potential. EAP analyzes the viability of ideas and products, …