STEARNS, KY – Supply chain problems become less of an issue when businesses subcontract with a manufacturer located two counties away. Just ask Steven Richards, owner of Crossroads Railcar Services, Inc. Richards is one of four business owners Read More
SEED stories
SEED Cohort Businesses Debut New Websites
September 27, 2022
SOMERSET, KY – Two Southeast Kentucky-based manufacturers debuted their new websites over the summer. Owners say their new, enhanced internet presence is already making a difference in their bottom lines. They have SKED’s Supplier Education & Economic Development (SEED) program to thank. Wayne County business Monticello Tool & Die, Inc. and Crossroads Railcar Services, Inc., Read More
SKED/AKA Partnering to Give Manufacturers Growth Training
SOMERSET, KY – Some of the region's manufacturing leaders are going back to school this year as a part of The Manufacturing Growth Series offered in 2022. The lessons they learn will benefit their businesses, their employees and enhance community Read More
SEED Partners Stay Dedicated to Southeastern Kentucky During COVID-19
With no in-person training, SEED partners went online to help the region’s advanced manufacturers learn ways to contract with larger companies. SKED’s SEED training program was forced to go online in 2020. With no in-person training allowed due Read More
Webinar: Grants for U.S. Small Businesses to Sell Overseas
This is a press release from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Are you interested in taking advantage of e-Commerce to sell to customers overseas? The future is moving online faster than ever! Nearly 60% of the entire world’s population is Read More
Region’s Small Business Owners Add Jobs with SKED’s Business Quality Certification Program
SOMERSET, KY – A partnership between two regional nonprofits and funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) created a training program that has breathed new life into some Eastern Kentucky businesses and given others a competitive Read More
SKED awarded $1.3 million ARC grant to expand SEED
SOMERSET, KY. – Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corp. (SKED) will expand its successful Supplier Education & Economic Development (SEED) training program in 2019, with funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). “This ARC Read More
Success Story Spotlight
SKED Helps Pulaski Woman Sell Her Products Online
Kimberly Rogers doesn’t trust the future of her beloved small business to just anyone. The Pulaski County resident and Piccoli Horses™ owner has worked with SKED since its inception in 2016. From the begin...Read More