Dave Knox, Executive Director of Blue North, has been named as the Kentucky Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame’s Mentor of the Year for his efforts to provide mentorship and resources to entrepreneurs in Northern Kentucky.
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Covington small businesses have until July 19 to apply for city incentives
Covington is offering $35,000 in economic development incentives to small businesses located in the city, with applications due by July 19, and three types of incentives available.
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NKY Organization to Receive Partnership and Additional Funding to Help Support Small Businesses in Region
Covington organization, Blue North, receives RISE grant to help support small businesses in Kentucky via Governor Beshear. The following is a press release from Governor Andy Beshear’s office: — Gov. Andy Beshear announced last week that KY Innovation – the commonwealth’s office for entrepreneurial and small business support – has authorized an additional $2.6 million […]
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Covid-19 Disaster Funding for Businesses: Facts and Info
By Keith Carlson The funding programs recently announced by the current administration (as part of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act) have triggered numerous questions and clarifications from the general public. These programs are vital and are intended to help all businesses that are facing an economic crisis in response to the recent […]
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Grant Initiative Will Help Businesses “Grow”
Fort Thomas Economic Development Director Debbie Buckley shares details on the new Grow grant program. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor Details are unfolding about a new grant match-funding program, known as Grow, that will make money available to businesses throughout Fort Thomas in a need of a little help to improve their facades, […]
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New KY Program Will Back Startups, Small Businesses
Fort Thomas’s Towne Center district has seen five new businesses open in the last year./FTM file It’s becoming easier for investors to support Kentucky’s small businesses. Governor Steve Beshear today announced VenCap Kentucky, a new program designed to encourage small business and economic growth in the Commonwealth.
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Buzz around 15 North Speaks Volumes about Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas business owners pose with #ShopSmall signs to welcome the owners of new #FTMFamily member 15 North Pizza, coming to the Towne Center/Mark Collier If there was ever any doubt about Fort Thomas as a business-friendly community, a new enterprise coming to the Towne Center is putting that to rest. As Small Business Saturday […]
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NKY Chamber of Commerce to Host Small Business Symposium
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Travelers Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber to host a luncheon symposium to explore tools for small business success in the region on Tuesday, December 2 from 11:15am-1:30pm at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Cincinnati Branch Office.
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Fort Thomas Again Ranked Among KY’s Safest, Most Business-Friendly Cities
Once again, Fort Thomas has been ranked among the state’s safest cities, according to a recent list released by Safe Choice Security.