Online Means Always Open for Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged businesses across the nation to find new ways to connect with customers. Louisiana Economic Development (LED) partnered with e-commerce platforms to provide Louisiana small business owners with enhanced customer service and special resources to make setting up or expanding your e-commerce capabilities as easy as possible.

New E-Commerce

I want to set up an e-commerce site.

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Existing E-Commerce

I want to enhance my e-commerce site.

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Upcoming Webinars

Shopify will host weekly webinars for LA small business owners. You can also access previously recorded webinars at any time—learn what you want, when you want to! We will post information here about upcoming webinars.

Office Hours: LIVE 1-hr Q&A with Shopify Guru Team

Guests are welcome to come and go during the discussions to ask questions or listen to the discussion.

July 15, 2020

11:00 am

Exclusive LIVE Webinar: Email Marketing 101

July 22, 2020

11:00 am

Exclusive LIVE Webinar: Grow Your Business with USPS

This interactive session provides an opportunity for business owners to connect with a local United States Postal Service Business Solutions Specialist to gain industry knowledge. The session will cover topics including access to USPS commercial pricing, USPS Small Business Select Program, lowering shipping expenses, shipping surcharges that impact your bottom line and building a winning returns strategy.

July 23, 2020

1:00 pm

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Enhanced Customer Support

In order to make it as easy and efficient as possible for your business to make sales online, LED worked with partners like Shopify to provide special office hours just for LA small business owners and a series of weekly webinars to get your e-commerce capabilities ramped up and running smoothly.