Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1987-05-17

Duration: 00:27:15

Subjects: Women-owned business enterprises | Women | Business | Entrepreneurship

Contributors:

• Masingale, Sonya Host
• Roedts, Lynda Reporter
• Buras, Lulu Interviewee
• O'Dwyer, Avra Interviewee
• Beier, Katherine Interviewee
• Capozzoli, Louis Interviewee
• Moore, Sam Interviewee
• Godso, Kim Interviewee
• Norris, Sharon Interviewee
• Cosey, Raymond Interviewee
• Weyand, Marlene Interviewee

This episode of the series “Folks” from May 17, 1987, focuses on women entrepreneurs in Louisiana. Sonya Masingale and Lynda Roedts profile three women entrepreneurs: Lulu Buras of Lulu Buras Cosmetics in New Orleans; Dr. Katherine Beier, a veterinarian in Baton Rouge; and Sharon Norris, an interior designer and owner of Jar-Pauls Interiors in Baton Rouge. They also interview several of their clients, including: Avra O’Dwyer, Louis Capozzoli, Sam Moore, Kim Godso, and Raymond Cosey. Masingale also conducts an in-studio interview with Marlene Weyand, an advertising manager for Premier Bancorp and columnist for the “Baton Rouge Business Report.” She discusses: the elements of starting a business, including finding your niche and creating business and marketing plans; the reasons why women go into entrepreneurship; and venture capital.