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In The Round A Special Report of the KSU Entrepreneurship Roundtable Entrepreneurship Resources for Teachers Compiled and distributed by Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Association for Career & Technical Education This resource list is for teachers to support your efforts to offer entrepreneur- ship education. While extensive, it does not claim to be an exhaustive list. Table of Contents Kentucky Colleges & University Based Programs . .2 Kentucky State and Local Government Agencies . .4 Commonwealth of Kentucky . .4 In The Round Metro Government . .5 Kentucky Business and Non-Profit Organizations . .6 National Governmental Agencies . .10 Other National Agencies, Organizations, and Resources . .11 Entrepreneurship Resources for Teachers This resource directory was produced and distributed in partnership with Compiled and Distributed by the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Program and the Kentucky State University Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education. Listings and the should not be considered an endorsement of any particular organization or Kentucky Association for service, rather, this is a list of resources that are readily available to edu- Career & Technical Education cators supporting students’ pursuit of entrepreneurial career options. This list is not an exhaustive list and will be updated periodically. The Small Business Administration reports that students who participate in This resource list is for teachers to support your efforts to offer entrepre- entrepreneurship programs neurship education. While extensive, it does not claim to be an exhaus- demonstrate increased initia- tive and self-confidence. tive list. Such students are more interested in school because they see how acquiring prac- The Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education is the pro- tical skills and learning to fessional association for all disciplines and all levels of Career and solve problems contribute to Technical Education in Kentucky. future success. Joan Luddy, Education World Kentucky College & University Based Programs CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY Eastern Kentucky University BTC 147 521 Lancaster Avenue Richmond, KY 40475 859-622-2334 http://www.cbt.eku.edu/cedet CEDET is located in Eastern Kentucky University's College of Business and Technology, provides assis- tance to businesses, organizations, industries, and communities to aid in their development. In addition Kentucky 4-H offers Be the "E," a youth-based entre- to the EKU offices, CEDET has an office in Berea. preneurship curriculum to increase knowledge and skills of how to exploit a business opportunity and be Berea Entrepreneur Assistance Center organized in business endeavors. For more informa- 108 Parkway tion about bringing Be the E! to your school Contact Berea, KY 40403 your county 4-H agent. 859-985-9450 KENTUCKY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (KSBDC) 2292 South Highway 27, Suite 300 University of Kentucky Somerset, KY 42501 225 Gatton College of Business and Economics 606-677-6000 Lexington, KY 40506-0034 www.centertech.com 859-257-7744 The Center work in its forty-two county service http://www.ksbdc.org/ region provides leadership for innovative and sustain- KSBDC coordinates service centers in all areas of the able economic development solutions. state to help existing business owners and potential entrepreneurs succeed. Their services include: one- KENTUCKY ENTREPRENEURIAL COACHES on-one management consultations, training work- INSTITUTE shops, market research, loan packaging help, assis- University of Kentucky tance with financial projections and information 500 Garrigus Building needed to make informed business decisions. Lexington, KY 40546-0215 859-257-3471 Here are the KSBDC locations and counties served www.uky.edu/Ag/CLD/KECI/welcomekeci.html by each: The objective of the Institute is to encourage diversi- Ashland fication in Kentucky’s tobacco-dependent counties. Serving the Counties of: Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup and Lawrence KENTUCKY 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Operated by: Morehead State University 212 Scovell Hall (Office: 209F) Bowling Green Lexington, KY 40546-0064 Serving the Counties of: Allen, Barren, Butler, 859-257-5961, ext. 240 Cumberland, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, 2 Monroe, Simpson and Warren Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union and Webster Operated by: Western Kentucky University Operated by: Murray State University Elizabethtown Paducah Serving the Counties of: Breckinridge, Grayson, Serving the Counties of: Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Green, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and McCracken Taylor and Washington Operated by: Murray State University Operated by: University of Kentucky Paintsville Highland Heights Serving the Counties of: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Serving the Counties of: Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Pike and Grant, Kenton and Pendleton Wolfe Operated by: Northern Kentucky University Operated by: Morehead State University Hopkinsville Pikeville Serving the Counties of: Caldwell, Christian, Serving the Counties of: Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Knott, Lee, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Pike and Todd and Trigg Wolfe Operated by: Murray State University Operated by: Morehead State University Lexington Richmond Serving the Counties of: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Serving the Counties of: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Estill, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Jessamine, Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott and Woodford McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne and Operated by: University of Kentucky Whitley Operated by: Eastern Kentucky University Louisville Serving the Counties of: Bullitt, Carroll, Henry, Somerset Jefferson, Oldham, Owen, Shelby, Spencer and Serving the Counties of: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Estill, Trimble Garrard, Jackson, Laurel, Lincoln, Madison, Operated by: Greater Louisville Inc. McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne and Whitley Maysville Operated by: Eastern Kentucky University Serving the Counties of: Bath, Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, West Liberty Robertson and Rowan Serving the Counties of: Bath, Bracken, Fleming, Operated by: Morehead State University Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Robertson and Rowan Middlesboro Operated by: Morehead State University Serving the Counties of: Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and Perry KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Operated by: Southeast Kentucky Community & Cooperative Extension Program Technical College 400 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40601 Morehead 502-597-6325 Serving the Counties of: Bath, Bracken, Fleming, www.kysu.edu/entre_biz Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, KSU offers its quarterly Entrepreneurship Roundtable Robertson and Rowan on topics of interest to those thinking about starting Operated by: Morehead State University new business as well as established businesses. During the summer KSU conducts a week-long resi- Owensboro dential entrepreneurship camp for high school stu- Serving the Counties of: Daviess, Hancock, dents. 3 Kentucky State and Local Governmental Agencies COMMONWEALTH OF Agriculture Marketing & Product Promotion - The KENTUCKY Division of Agricultural Marketing and Agribusiness Arts Council recruitment administers and 21st Floor, Capital Plaza promotes the Kentucky Tower Proud marketing program. 500 Mero Street The division assists Frankfort, KY 40601-1987 Kentucky producers in mar- 502-564-3757 keting Kentucky grown, 888-833-2787 processed or manufactured agricultural products local- [email protected] ly, nationally and interna- tionally. Craft Marketing Program – supports crafts and artisan entrepreneurs in market- GEAR UP Kentucky ing and business development and other economic 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 230 opportunities. Frankfort, KY 40601 502-573-1555 x143 Cabinet for Economic Development www.gohigherky.org/gearup/nfte Old Capitol Annex 300 West Broadway Offers entrepreneurship education training for teach- Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 ers in partnership with the National Foundation for 800-626-2930 Teaching Entrepreneurship. 502-564-7140 [email protected] Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy 404 Ann Street Department of Commercialization and Innovation Frankfort, KY 40601 (DCI) – supports development of technology-driven 502-564-4627 businesses to create high-tech job opportunities in [email protected] Kentucky thorough such programs as the Small Business Innovation Research Incentive Program and The Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy the Statewide Business Plan Competition. (GOAP) created the Kentucky Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship for the purpose Small Business Services Division – offers direct of providing business development and technical fea- services to new and expanding businesses and to sibility assistance; building the entrepreneurial capac- entrepreneurs in Kentucky through three programs: ity; and distributing grants to advance farm diversifi- Small and Minority Business; Business Information cation, cooperative development, marketing, and new Clearinghouse; and Kentucky Procurement product development. Assistance Governor's Office of Local Development Department of Agriculture 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 340 100 Fair Oaks, 5th Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Frankfort, KY 40601 502-573-2382 502-564-0290 800-346-5606 4 Office of Federal Grants