A place for startups and founders, from napkin sketch to Series A, to explore ideas, build solutions, launch products, and grow businesses.
Join the Kentucky SBDC every Wednesday at 12:00 noon ET for a timely topic to help you start, grow, expand or recover your small business. Or watch a past webinarContinue reading "KY SBDC Weekly Webinar"
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Always wanted to start an AI Tech Startup? Now we have a complete blueprint for you start your own Artificial Intelligence Tech Startup Business. During our tech startup program you will learn and navigate through tools, software, hardware, platforms, resources, projects, processes, methods and strategies to penetrate your own Artificial Intelligence Tech Startup Business intoContinue reading "Develop a Successful Artificial Intelligence Startup Business"
Grab your afternoon coffee and join us for our KYPTAC Social Hour! This is a great opportunity to ask questions, network, learn about upcoming events, and discuss procurement topics. This event and future social hours WILL NOT be recorded; there will also be no slides because it is a freeform discussion. It will only occurContinue reading "KYPTAC Social Hour"
Whether you are trying to build an internal roadmap for your business or you simply need one for funding opportunities, a business plan gives your direction to meet goals and a vision of the future of your business.
Our Virtual Office Hours are the perfect opportunity to engage with the Launch Blue coaches and instructors. Whether you are looking for more information about one of our programs, have a question about your application, or are a tech founder looking for advice join us Fridays at 12:30-1:30 pm ET.
Start off the new year with Venture Connectors on Wednesday, January 12! Our keynote speaker will be Louisville-based Climavision’s founder and CEO, Chris Goode, who will share the inside story on how the weather services and intelligence platform recently raised $100 million in equity funding. After decades in weather tech, Chris knew intimately the value and the limitations of weather dataContinue reading "January Lunch: Changing the ClimateTech Game"
Join the Kentucky SBDC every Wednesday at 12:00 noon ET for a timely topic to help you start, grow, expand or recover your small business. Or watch a past webinar through the extensive online library. This is a free event, but registration is required.
Join the Network of Entrepreneurial Women for an evening of virtual learning and networking as we share 2022 New Year’s Resolutions both business and personal. Grab a glass of wine or your favorite beverage and join us online at 6 pm!
Startup Chowdown is a monthly lunch, held the last Friday of every month to foster random collisions and non-transactional relationships in our startup community. Founders will also have the opportunity for an open mic to offer and ask for support, celebrating the wins (#celebratethewins hosted by Amplify) and share company updates. Bring your whole self,Continue reading "Story Startup Chowdown"
Our Virtual Office Hours are the perfect opportunity to engage with the Launch Blue coaches and instructors. Whether you are looking for more information about one of our programs, have a question about your application, or are a tech founder looking for advice join us Fridays at 12:30-1:30 pm ET.
Being a startup entrepreneur is a difficult and lonely job! Sometimes you are lost, confused, frustrated, disappointed, scared, or just need help. Sometimes you have something to celebrate! You definitely have a skill or experience that could benefit your colleagues! Startup Breakfast is an informal meeting of Startup entrepreneurs and leaders – an opportunity toContinue reading "Startup Breakfast"
Join the Kentucky SBDC every Wednesday at 12:00 noon ET for a timely topic to help you start, grow, expand or recover your small business. Or watch a past webinar through the extensive online library. This is a free event, but registration is required.
JK McKnight, the founder of Art of Impact, is our special guest for our first Fireside Chat of 2022. Whether you know JK's story or not, you don't want to miss this opportunity to hear him share his journey and what he is currently working on. Get your ticket and join us at Hopewell on Wednesday,Continue reading "Startup Grind Louisville: JK McKnight, founder of Art of Impact"
Phyllis Alcorn, Director, Women's Business Center of Kentucky; Amy Williams, Project Specialist, Mountain Association; Michelle Spriggs, Center Director, Eastern KY KSBDC; Rachel Bowling, Center Director, Morehead KSBDC; Vallorie Henderson, Center Director, Berea KSBDC will lead a roundtable discussion that addresses what rural women entrepreneurs need to succeed in their businesses.
Phyllis Alcorn, Director, Women's Business Center of Kentucky; Amy Williams, Project Specialist, Mountain Association; Michelle Spriggs, Center Director, Eastern KY KSBDC; Rachel Bowling, Center Director, Morehead KSBDC; Vallorie Henderson, Center Director, Berea KSBDC will lead a roundtable discussion that addresses what rural women entrepreneurs need to succeed in their businesses.
Join Amplify and our panel of experts for this LIVE virtual chat as they talk about preparing to apply for an accelerator, standout, and making the most of your experience.
Your talent is your most valuable asset. If you want to compete for the best talent in the region, you must be creative in your talent retention strategies. Employees need to feel supported, and many have workforce barriers such as transportation, childcare, housing, digital access and justice involvement that prohibit them from keeping their jobs.Continue reading "WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS: Navigating Workforce Barriers and Talent Retention Solutions"
SBIR Unplugged is your monthly SBIR/STTR focused networking and peer mentoring connection for Kentucky-based startups and university innovators. Whether you are new to SBIR or an SBIR pro, you will enjoy this chance to connect with your peers, learn, and share your knowledge. SBIR Unplugged continues to meet virtually during COVID. SBIR Unplugged is hostedContinue reading "SBIR Unplugged"
Working parents face challenges that the average employee or entrepreneur doesn't even think about. WIFL is partnering with local organizations and entrepreneurs to get a better idea of those challengesContinue reading "WIFL Town Hall: Childcare for the Working Parent"
Our Virtual Office Hours are the perfect opportunity to engage with the Launch Blue coaches and instructors. Whether you are looking for more information about one of our programs, haveContinue reading "Launch Blue Virtual Office Hours"
In partnership with Shelby KY Main Street, the Kentucky Small Business Development Center Creative Economy and Tourism Team presents "Creative Facebook Marketing". Attendees will learn how to leverage Facebook toContinue reading "Creative Facebook Marketing"
Finding the funds for a start-up business is the number one challenge entrepreneurs face. There are times when, even though your numbers look great and the business plan is solid,Continue reading "Shaking the Money Tree: Funding Your Business"
Grab your afternoon coffee and join us for our KYPTAC Social Hour! This is a great opportunity to ask questions, network, learn about upcoming events, and discuss procurement topics. ThisContinue reading "KYPTAC Social Hour"
We are very excited to partner with Foundersuite. On this first webinar, Nathan (Foundersuite CEO) and Steven (Forecastr CEO) will be going over their top tips and tricks to getting funded.
Being a startup entrepreneur is a difficult and lonely job! Sometimes you are lost, confused, frustrated, disappointed, scared, or just need help. Sometimes you have something to celebrate! You definitelyContinue reading "Startup Breakfast"
Join us at Butchertown Bakery for coffee, conversation, and a head start on the work day. Enjoy meeting new faces, connecting with some familiar ones, and coffee on us.
Join the Kentucky SBDC every Wednesday at 12:00 noon ET for a timely topic to help you start, grow, expand or recover your small business. Or watch a past webinarContinue reading "Kentucky SBDC Weekly Webinar"
Join us on the 2nd floor in the kitchen at 3pm the last Thursday of each month to enjoy a cocktail or mocktail. Whether you are closing out your work day, your month, or a quarter there’s always a reason to celebrate and sip. Cheers! No RSVP necessary!
Please join the attorneys of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC for this month’s Lunch & Learn: Entrepreneurs & Intellectual Property. During this presentation, Amy Cahill, Josh Stearns and Kalynn Walls will help entrepreneurs: (i) understand the basics of intellectual property, including the registration process with the USPTO; (ii) know how and when to protect their intellectualContinue reading "Lunch and Learn with Steptoe Johnson: Protecting your IP"
Startup Chowdown is a monthly lunch, held the last Friday of every month to foster random collisions and non-transactional relationships in our startup community. Founders will also have the opportunity for an open mic to offer and ask for support, celebrating the wins (#celebratethewins hosted by Amplify) and share company updates. Bring your whole self,Continue reading "Startup Chowdown – followed by Pitch Practice"
Take your pitch and deck to a new level by getting feedback from experts and peers. This is perfect for those preparing to pitch, preparing for an accelerator, or just getting ahead of the curve. Join us every month immediately following Startup Chowdown.
Our Virtual Office Hours are the perfect opportunity to engage with the Launch Blue coaches and instructors. Whether you are looking for more information about one of our programs, have a question about your application, or are a tech founder looking for advice join us Fridays at 12:30-1:30 pm ET.
It is said that America is the land of opportunity—especially for immigrants who may find new life options here that are not available in their home countries. However, immigrants can have a difficult time achieving their dreams in the USA due to language, educational and cultural barriers. After escaping the political and socio- economic situationContinue reading "BOOK LAUNCH: How to Make it Big in the USA"
Being a startup entrepreneur is a difficult and lonely job! Sometimes you are lost, confused, frustrated, disappointed, scared, or just need help. Sometimes you have something to celebrate! You definitelyContinue reading "Startup Breakfast"
Join Venture Connectors to hear from Ian McClure, University of Kentucky’s Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Economic Impact, as he presents “The Case for Kentucky,” and then hosts Sujai Shivakumar, Director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Renewing American Innovation Project, for a conversation on the U.S. innovation policies that are under microscope and the Kentucky opportunities atContinue reading "Venture Connectors February Lunch: The Case for Kentucky"
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES - MEMBER EVENT Investing in Community Growth - Stadiums & Soccer
Our Virtual Office Hours are the perfect opportunity to engage with the Launch Blue coaches and instructors. Whether you are looking for more information about one of our programs, have a question about your application, or are a tech founder looking for advice join us Fridays at 12:30-1:30 pm ET.
