SOMERSET, KY - SKED offered its social media marketing course in Somerset, Ky., this spring. Classes were presented at the Hampton Inn. Sixteen local residents participated in Be Boss Online training held in March and April. Following the 16-hour Read More
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Taylor is New SKED Small Business Training Specialist
August 12, 2024
SOMERSET, KY – Victoria Taylor has been hired as Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation’s (SKED) new Small Business Training Specialist. The Pulaski County resident began work for the 38-year-old nonprofit 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
Eleven Graduate Be Boss Online Virtual Class
HAZARD, KY – Shelly Gambill has traveled thousands of miles and completed hundreds of hours of continuing education courses to improve her eyebrow micro-blading skills. In doing so, she’s received multiple certifications aimed at putting her 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
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