Busy B’s Flowers Inc., Neon, KY Fleming-Neon is a small town nestled in the mountains of Appalachia. Those who call Fleming-Neon their home have faced adversity before, but they could not imagine the events which would transpire in late July of 2022. For the Kincers, they would wake as so many others to see their …
Lexington, Ky. (Nov. 26, 2022) – The Kentucky Small Business Development Center (SBDC), celebrates Small Business Saturday on November 26, as a day to support small businesses and all they do for their communities. The Kentucky SBDC encourages holiday shoppers across the Commonwealth to take part in Small Business Saturday and “Shop Small” this season. …
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2022) – The Kentucky Small Business Development Center in Elizabethtown is joining a new collaborative effort to provide a one-stop small business service center for the region. Officials will soon open a new office alongside other economic and business development groups in the Center of Kentucky Entrepreneurship Building. “We’re thrilled,” said …
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2022) – The America’s Small Business Development Center named Kentucky SBDC’s Ryan Ferguson and JC Phelps among inaugural 40 Under 40 Award recipients. America’s SBDC launched the 40 Under 40 Award to recognize outstanding young SBDC staff across the nation who demonstrate innovation, leadership, and commitment to the SBDC mission. In September, …
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 14, 2022) – The Kentucky Small Business Development Center recently recognized marketing specialist Ryan Ferguson as a State Star. America’s SBDC directs state offices to award the State Star to a SBDC employee who shows exemplary performance by making a significant contribution to the SBDC program and demonstrates a strong commitment to …
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ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that two Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) will open on Monday, Aug. 15 in Elkhorn and Virgie, Kentucky. These BRCs are established to provide one-on-one assistance in submitting a disaster loan application for Kentucky businesses impacted by the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began …
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REGISTER HERE Join the Kentucky SBDC and the U.S. Small Business Administration to learn about low-interest federal disaster loans available to Kentucky businesses affected by the flooding in Eastern Kentucky. Location: Virtual/Online (Zoom)Cost: Free Intended audience: • Business Owners• Kentucky business owners affected by the flooding in Eastern Kentucky• Government agencies/departments who can assist with …
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CURRENT INFORMATION FEMA SBA Disaster Loan LOANS Mountain Association Emergency Flood Loan The Mountain Association’s Emergency Loan Fund is for businesses and nonprofits located in counties that have been officially declared disaster areas, or that can demonstrate impacts to the business or organization from the floods via photos or other information. Loan Specifics Amount: $1,000 …
in the Kentucky counties of: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, and Pike; for economic injury only in the contiguous Kentucky counties of: Bell, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, and Wolfe; for economic injury only in the contiguous Virginia counties of: Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise; and for economic injury only …
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Floyd and Pike counties are now included as primary counties in the disaster declaration in Eastern Kentucky, and the SBA will open three Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) this week. One BRC opens in Perry County Wednesday, Aug. 3, and BRCs in Clay and Letcher …