PAINTSVILLE, KY – Members of The Kiwanis Club of Paintsville, Kentucky, learned how artificial intelligence can affect their businesses and everyday lives at the club's June meeting. SKED Small Business Training Specialist Jarrod Withers presented Read More
Be Boss Online
New Class of Graduates Completes Free Be Boss Online Course
October 15, 2026
MIDDLESBORO, KY – Eight individuals completed Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation’s free Be Boss Online digital marketing course at the Tradesmen Artisan Market in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Amanda Kelly, small business Read More
SKED Training Staff Presents AI Training to Paintsville Chamber
PAINTSVILLE, KY – The Paintsville/Johnson County Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping its members learn about Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on small businesses. The chamber partnered with SKED’s Small Business Read More
Taylor is New SKED Small Business Training Specialist
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 business lender on August Read More
Sixteen Graduate Somerset BBO Class
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
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
Success Story Spotlight
Somerset Man Takes Over Leadership at Lincoln Manufacturing USA, LLC
STANFORD, KY – A Somerset native is now the president of Lincoln County’s largest manufacturer.
For 17 years, Jordan Dick worked confidently and consistently in several different ...Read More