Like most successful businesswomen, Carol Wright is the consummate multi-tasker. From the minute she wakes each morning until she sleeps each night, she is either working to keep the power on at Jackson Energy Cooperative or leading the direction Read More
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SKED/ Kentucky SBDC Receive Grant
Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) and the Kentucky Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have received a $300,000 grant from the Truist Community Catalyst Initiative to increase access to childcare services for low- and Read More
Jackson County Awarded Newest Build-Ready Site
This is a press release from the Office of Governor Andy Beshear. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted the continued momentum of the commonwealth’s site development and speed-to-market initiatives with the Read More
Hardware Store is at the Heart of Couple's Small Business Success Story Four years ago, Luke and Jenn Bates left their comfortable corporate jobs, working normal hours and receiving regular paychecks, to cash it all in and take on the most Read More
Ridgenet Network Group Continues to Grow With SKED as a Lending Partner
SCIENCE HILL, KY – When building their business, Eric and Alex Wilson leave nothing to chance. The Pulaski County brothers have been building Ridgenet Network Group since 2012. Since then, they’ve worked together and with key partners to grow Read More
Smith Promoted as SKED’s New Manager of Impacts, Investments and Operations
SOMERSET, KY – Kyle Smith has been promoted to the newly created position of Manager of Impacts, Investments, and Operations at SKED. The Eastern Kentucky native joined SKED's staff in 2018 as its Small Business Training Specialist. Since then, Read More
SEED Symposium Connecting Work for Fifth Year
SOMERSET, KY – Advanced manufacturers from across Eastern Kentucky gathered at The Center for Rural Development on Wednesday, October 11, to meet with some of the world's biggest prime defense contractors at the Fifth Annual Eastern Kentucky SEED Read More
New Entertainment Center Brings Fun and Jobs to Laurel County with SKED’s Help
LONDON, KY – Laurel County natives Leslie and Craig Tincher hope their new family entertainment center will keep local and regional residents closer to home by offering them all the fun attractions they'll find in bigger cities right here in their 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