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Century-old Eastern Kentucky Grocery Gets Help With Emergency Disaster Business Loan

Success Stories

August 11, 2022

GARRETT, KY - Campbell’s Grocery is as much a part of the Garrett, Kentucky landscape as the jagged hillside that looms behind it and the creek that runs nearby. For nearly a century, three generations of Campbells have made it their life’s work to Read More

SEED Training Helping Cohort Leaders Diversify

SEED stories |  Success Stories

April 26, 2022

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

REEL KY Giving Recovery Residents Training Help/Hope

Be Boss Online |  Success Stories

April 12, 2022

SOMERSET, KY – Three training sessions in, and SKED's project REEL KY is making a difference in the lives of Eastern Kentucky men and women when and where they need it most. The innovative partnership, called Recovery & Entrepreneurship Read More

Jackson County Woman Opens Title Service Business, with Help from Non-Profit Lender

Success Stories

January 31, 2022

MANCHESTER, KY – Land, land ownership and the history behind them both led one southeast Kentucky native to return home to put her legal services to work for the people she knows living in the hills and valleys she loves. Attorney Juliana Coffey Read More

Wayne County Woman Opens Fourth Day Care Center, with SKED Loan Assistance

Success Stories

January 18, 2022

ALBANY, KY. – Wendy Adams is a working mother who has built a career out of giving children a safe place to land while their employed parents further their educations and work to feed their families. The Monticello native says it's her calling. Read More

Pub Franchise Partners Expand Restaurant, With SKED Loan Funds

Success Stories

December 29, 2021

LONDON, KY - When opportunity knocks, entrepreneurial-minded folks answer. At least that’s the case with friends and entrepreneurs Josh Howard, John Gambrel and Jason Gambrel. When they first ventured into the restaurant/pub business in 2018, they Read More

ProFab Growing with New Laser Cutter Funded by SKED IRP Loan Funds

Success Stories

December 7, 2021

SOMERSET, KY – Bart and Ellie Williams like saying their products are made in the USA. The Pulaski County entrepreneurs have been in business long enough to know the more work they keep under one roof, the greater quality control they have, the Read More

SKED/ARC Project Helps Southern Kentucky EDA Update Branding/Websites to Recruit Jobs to Region

Success Stories

November 23, 2021

CORBIN, KY – Southern Kentucky Economic Development Agency (SKEDA) officials improved their messaging this year when they went through a rebranding session and updated current websites to serve the region better. (SKEDA) is debuting its new Read More

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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

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