The executive director of Northern Kentucky’s top culinary startup incubator is retiring after 13 years at the helm. Incubator Kitchen Collective was founded by Rachel Desrochers in 2013 to provide entrepreneurs in the food and hospitality space with a facility to grow their businesses. Located at 517 W. 7th St. in Newport, the incubator offers […]
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One year in, SparkHaus is full and looking to the future
What you need to know SparkHaus originally opened with a promise: to give Northern Kentucky entrepreneurs a dedicated space to pursue their ideas to the fullest. The curated environment would be tailored to entrepreneurs, with meeting spaces, private offices, collaborative co-working spaces and access to many of the region’s leading founders. SparkHaus was envisioned to […]
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Aviatra celebrates women entrepreneurs at annual Flight Night competition
Aviatra Accelerators, a Covington-based entrepreneurship nonprofit that supports women-owned startups and small businesses, celebrated the winners of its annual Flight Night competition. Flight Night is an annual pitch competition that highlights women entrepreneurs from Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky who participated in Aviatra’s Momentum Accelerator. The 12-week program coaches founders on how to strengthen their ventures […]
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Behind the scenes at LifeSciKY ‘These things were not here when we opened up’
LifeSciKY is one of the flagship businesses at the OneNKY Center in Covington, but what do they actually do? Essentially, LifeSciKY provides areas for bioscience companies and scientific entrepreneurs to rent lab equipment and space to carry out scientific experiments. Think of it like a co-working space or an incubator… but for science. LifeSciKY invited […]
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NKU launches Norse Ventures Fund for startups, student learning
Northern Kentucky University is launching its innovation fund, which it says will give students experiential learning opportunities in venture capital. The Norse Ventures Fund focuses on early-stage, growth-oriented startups with connections to the university or the Northern Kentucky region. The fund is designed to invest in ventures founded by alumni, faculty and students, or companies […]
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CVG partners with German airport technology alliance to advance aviation innovation
Leaders of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport have signed an agreement with the German Airport Technology & Equipment Alliance to advance supplier innovation, technology testing and international business collaboration. The agreement was signed at the recent Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom, held July 20 to 24. The GATE Alliance is a consortium of […]
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The Mad Piper looks to bring Irish pub culture, live music to Covington
What you need to know The Mad Piper co-founder, Will Hodges, wanted to create an authentic Irish pub atmosphere in the heart of Covington, drawing on his vacation experiences in the British Isles. Hodges told LINK nky that pubs are central to the community experience in Ireland and Scotland, where people have gathered for generations […]
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Covington to allocate thousands for new youth entrepreneurship lab
The Covington Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate $5,000 to establish a new youth-focused entrepreneurship lab through the Covington Works program. “When I was reading this, I was pretty excited,” said Covington Commissioner James Toebbe last week. Covington Works itself was established in 2023 to build out the city’s workforce following an agreement between […]
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LifeSciKY to host Innovation Showcase at OneNKY Center
LifeSciKY, a nonprofit lab incubator based in Covington, is hosting an innovation showcase for biotech tenants, life sciences companies, educators and students. The event, scheduled for Aug. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Covington’s OneNKY Center, will feature more than 25 vendors, LifeSciKY tenant companies, and academic and industry partners from across Northern […]
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Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee ranked No. 1 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s emerging franchise list
Northern Kentucky-based coffee truck brand, Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee, was recently named ‘#1 New and Emerging Franchise in the United States’ by Entrepreneur Magazine. Travelin’ Tom’s was founded in 2020 by Kona Ice CEO Tony Lamb. The concept was similar to Kona Ice, but coffee-focused. Travelin’ Tom’s offers a range of customizable drinks, including signature nitro […]
