LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2014) — As important economic contributors, small businesses employ more than 40 percent of Kentucky’s workforce and represent 98 percent of the state’s firms. For nearly 15 years, Becky Naugle has served as director of the Kentucky Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) network, now based within the University of Kentucky College […]
JANUARY 13, 2014 – LEXINGTON, Ky. President Barack Obama has named eight counties in southeastern Kentucky as one of the first Promise Zones, a 10-year designation to focus resources and expertise on communities where, as he said during the announcement, “no matter how hard you work, your destiny feels like it’s already been determined for
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Many years ago, you might have looked like the savviest techie ever when you pulled out a new laptop computer during a business meeting. But now that laptop might look excessively clunky compared to the latest tablets. And in today’s mobile world, American businesspeople are only as flexible or connected as their tablets allow them
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Kentucky Procurement Assistance Program (PTAC) and Lexington-Fayette County Government (LFUCG) offer FREE CLASSES FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES To register for the PTAC/LFUCG Workshops, Call 859-257-7668 or register on-line For additional information, email Marilyn Clark or call 859-258-3323. The following workshops will take place at 330 East Main Street Lexington, KY. October 27 Women’s
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Kentucky Small Business Development Center remembers Michael Rodriguez with the Sutton Landry StateStar By Roberta Meisel LEXINGTON, Ky., (Oct. 22, 2014) – The Kentucky Small Business Development Center awarded the 2014 Sutton Landry State Star to Michael Rodriguez, announced Becky Naugle, center director. Rodriguez is the late center director of the Eastern Kentucky University Small
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LEXINGTON, Ky., (October 29, 2014) – The Kentucky Small Business Development Center is pleased to announce the launch of the newly enhanced KyBIZinfo.com website, with much of the restructuring resulting from a call for help by the Shaping Our Appalachian Region initiative. Formed by Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, the SOAR initiative
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The Deluxe Small Business Blog features an interesting infographic illustrating the responses to a recent survey of 1000 business owners. What Kind of Small Business Owner Are You? classifies entrepreneurs into one of 7 categories and highlights the key characteristics of each group. Learn more about the 7 categories on the infographic below and tell
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2013 will house some of the biggest growth spurts in digital marketing that we’ve ever seen. The number of social network users is growing astronomically. There are now over 1 billion smartphone users on the planet and 175,000 new blogs born everyday. It’s clear that social, content, and mobile / SMS marketing are a key trio marketers
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Tumblr is often stereotyped as a haven for angsty teenage girls. And while there may be some truth behind this misconception, there is a whole lot more to this social networking site than the casual critic might expect. Just ask David Karp, the site’s 26-year-old founder. Following the well-publicized and much-criticized buyout of Tumblr by
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While there are still many questions surrounding the impact and implementation of the Affordable Care Act on small business, we’d like to share with you an infographic that we found very helpful. For more articles, guidelines and additional information pertaining to the Affordable Care Act and its impact on small business, visit our healthcare resource page.
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