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SKED Helps Casey County Native Open Speech Therapy Clinic in Her Hometown

Success Stories

July 13, 2021

LIBERTY, KY – The speech therapy that Allison Sallee received as a child gave her the inspiration to pursue a career in the field. Today, her education, work experience, and love for helping children have provided the courage she needed to open her Read More

Rockcastle Couple Expands Business During Pandemic, Thanks to SKED and EDA Cares Act

Success Stories

June 24, 2021

MOUNT VERNON, KY – You can find nearly everything but the kitchen sink at Lone Star Farm and Home. The owners don't carry sinks in stock, but they can order one for you. That's the type of attitude Neal and Valerie Sluder keep. That's the type of Read More

SKED Spearheads Workforce Development Team to Help HDS During Post-Pandemic Recovery

Success Stories

June 16, 2021

Human resource managers have had a steep learning curve over the past year. In many ways, they were on the front line following the economic shutdown. Response and recovery have taken time and help. It's still under way. Kim Chasteen, Highlands Read More

Holler Creative Expanding Downtown Corbin Location With SKED Loan

Success Stories

May 18, 2021

CORBIN, KY – You can learn a lot about a person while sharing a cup of coffee. Kevin Flora, Ph.D. and Josh Coppock found their interests intertwined and their goals aligned at a coffee shop in Corbin in 2017. Three months later, they were in business Read More

SKED Helps Andersons Buy Second Business

Success Stories

April 19, 2021

SCIENCE HILL, KY - Josh and Danielle Anderson might be the busiest young couple in Pulaski County, Kentucky right now. And they wouldn't have it any other way. If there's a tourism event taking place in the Lake Cumberland area or a new business Read More

Logan Corporation Expands, Adds Jobs in Magoffin County, with the Help of SKED, OCS and EKCEP

Success Stories

February 23, 2021

SALYERSVILLE, KY - More Eastern Kentuckians can live and work closer to home, thanks to an expansion at one of the region's fastest-growing manufacturing companies and a partnership designed to keep them employed. SKED was awarded a $500,000 U.S. Read More

East Kentucky Native Opens New Clinic in Her Hometown

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February 15, 2021

LOUISA, KY - The only thing better than owning a small business and getting paid to do something you enjoy is doing it in the hometown you love. Morgan Lester achieved both in 2020 when she opened Eastern Kentucky Sports & Orthopedic Physical Read More

Sign By Sign Graphics Adapts to Customers’ Needs, with SKED’s Help

Success Stories

January 12, 2021

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

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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 her company’s inception in...Read More

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