SOMERSET, KY – Small business partners Josh Henderson and Beth Ann Whitson didn’t have to include a pandemic response section in their five-year-old business plan in 2020. Their customers wrote it for them. The owners of Sign by Sign Graphics, LLC Read More
Success Stories
Laurel Co. Native Opens New Liquor Store in Mt. Vernon
MOUNT VERNON, KY – Todd Greer didn’t plan to open his new liquor store during a pandemic, but road construction delays and the spring economic shutdown left him no choice. In the end, the timing couldn’t have been better, and On the Rocks Wine and Read More
Rockcastle Co. Restaurant Owner Endures During 2020 Covid Pandemic Shutdowns
MOUNT VERNON, KY – Marcella Lovell prefers to let her meatloaf and Rocket Burger speak for themselves. Tourists and regional food lovers have been listening, answering and enjoying Marcella's Farm to Fork local delicacies for years. But what Read More
Nonprofits Create Project to Help Recovery Center Residents Explore Entrepreneurship
SOMERSET, KY – Successful entrepreneurs are not made. They can be inspired, talent-driven and, sometimes, born out of necessity. But what happens when you work with folks who display all three of these characteristics and offer them free training and Read More
Kelly is Kentucky’s SBA 2020 Small Business Advocate
SOMERSET, KY – Amanda Kelly is Kentucky’s U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2020 Small Business Advocate. Kelly, Small Business Training Director for the Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED), is among seven men and Read More
Little People Child Care Grows Despite COVID-19
RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY – One year ago, Rita Cox was busy planning to expand and upgrade her successful Southern Kentucky daycare business into a new location and offer more services to her clients. It's a small business owner's dream come true, and Cox Read More
Couple Brings Taste of Asian Cuisine to Somerset
SOMERSET, KY - Somerset Asian Market owner Dan Brown and his wife, Maricel, opened their business in 2017, with a desire to provide their neighbors with an excellent ethnic blend of food. Brown said it filled a niche lacking in the community and Read More
Bear Diversified, Inc. Expands Its Capacity with SKED Loan
When Bear Diversified, Inc. needed to make building improvements and upgrade equipment at its London, Ky. subsidiary, its leadership called on longtime lending partner SKED to get the job done. The company needed to renovate its paint line and 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