WHITLEY CITY, KY – Nina Bradley is giving fans of her beloved coffee shop even more reasons to love it. She moved Bradley's Gourmet Coffee & More into its new expanded location just across the highway at 980 US27 in Whitley City this month. Read More
Success Stories
Harlan County Beer Company Opens Just in Time For The Holidays
HARLAN, KY – Harlan County friends and family coming home for the holidays are in for a treat this year. What locals call the historic Bissel Building is now home to a thriving new restaurant and brewery, bringing new life to 120 East Central Read More
The Next Chapter Offering McCreary Men, Their Families Hope Closer to Home, with SKED’s Help
WHITLEY CITY, KY – McCreary County men and/or their family and friends seeking inpatient substance abuse treatment won’t have to leave home, thanks to the partnership and services provided by The Next Chapter, LLP (TNC). The residential Read More
Century-old Eastern Kentucky Grocery Gets Help With Emergency Disaster Business Loan
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 Expand
STEARNS, KY – Supply chain problems become less of an issue when businesses subcontract with a manufacturer located in a neighboring county. Just ask Steven Richards, owner of Crossroads Railcar Services, Inc. Richards is one of four business Read More
REEL KY Giving Recovery Residents Training Help/Hope
SOMERSET, KY – Three training sessions in, and SKED's project REEL KY is making a difference in the lives of Eastern Kentucky folks when and where they need it most. The innovative partnership, called Recovery & Entrepreneurship Elevating Read More
Jackson County Woman Opens Title Service Business, with Help from Non-Profit Lender
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
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
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 her company’s inception in...Read More