Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann gave a “state of the county” address to the Covington Business Council at a special luncheon at the Grand Ballroom in Covington last week, where he discussed the county’s policies and projects over the past year with a special eye to local economic development. “Really, what I want to talk […]
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SparkHaus: Northern Kentucky’s new hub for entrepreneurs, startups
Northern Kentucky’s entrepreneurial community is getting a new headquarters where founders, investors and support organizations can collaborate under one roof. Going forward, the new name of the shuttered Sims Furniture building, located in Covington’s Central Business District at 727 Madison Ave., will be SparkHaus. The building’s windows are currently wrapped with colorful displays touting a […]
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Covington Works program to offer new internship for potential startup employees
In the battle to hire talent, small startups must be able to compete with larger companies that have access to more resources. Zac Strobl, director of the Northern Kentucky University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship housed under the Haile College of Business, said this could strain startups looking to find their footing. “There’s a lot […]
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Thomas More lands Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs for first time
The Kentucky Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs is returning to Northern Kentucky in 2024 – this time in a new location. Thomas More University in Crestview Hills is joining the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs annual Summer Startup program for the first time in the program’s 10-year history. Northern Kentucky University previously hosted the summer program from […]
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Small Business Spotlight: Best places in NKY to get gifts or take visitors
Whether you’re a Northern Kentucky native or visiting from out of town, the region has plenty to offer everyone around the holiday season. For this holiday season, LINK nky is spotlighting six Northern Kentucky businesses — two from Boone, Campbell and Kenton County respectively — where you could frequent for last-minute gifts, or just spend […]
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Six NKY businesses receive funding from Main Street Ventures
Six Northern Kentucky businesses were awarded grant funding from Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support organization Main Street Ventures during the firm’s fourth-quarter funding round. Main Street Ventures has distributed approximately $360,000 in equity-free funding to 23 Northern Kentucky companies throughout the year — more than any prior year. The Northern Kentucky Entrepreneurship Fund aided this increase, an […]
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Students create AI reading comprehension app through new Gateway entrepreneurship class
Three Gateway Community & Technical College students transformed an idea into a prospective business thanks to the college’s first entrepreneurship class. Last week, Robert Turner, Dustin Jones and Mea Castrucci pitched VISUALAIZE, an idea for an app that uses artificial intelligence to aid with reading comprehension, to a live audience at Aviatra Accelerators Covington headquarters. […]
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Powering employee success at C-Forward
Finding the right fit when searching for a job can be tricky. Most job seekers have questions about culture, values, mission, and overall environment and it can be hard to distinguish what may (or may not) feel like the right opportunity. Companies like C-Forward, an IT Services provider located in Covington, stand out not only […]
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Covington AI startup lands funding for pivot into predictive cultural intelligence
Walmart, US Bank, Perfetti van Melle and Sunrise Banks are just some of the large companies that utilize the artificial intelligence services of Covington-based startup NicheFire. NicheFire recently closed on its latest venture funding round that will go toward financing the launch of TrendFire — a self-service predictive cultural intelligence program powered by generative AI. […]
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Main Street Ventures opens applications for Launch It: Cincy summer program
Cincinnati-based entrepreneurial support organization Main Street Ventures has unveiled its official 2024 application for Launch It: Cincy summer program for undergraduate students. The three-year old program provides undergraduate entrepreneurs with the opportunity to spend the summer living and working in Cincinnati while having access to office space, mentoring, finance support, and other resources to help grow their […]