
On November 15, 2023, alongside Kentucky Small Business Development Center, we secured a FREE 3-hour informational session to help veterans align next steps for their dreams of becoming small business owners — talking about loan opportunities, strategies, technology and more.
A huge thank you to Keynote Speaker Luke Schmidt, President of L.B. Schmidt & Associates, LLC who presented a high-level overview of opportunities likely to be created for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the community while welcoming BlueOval SK.
Thank you to speakers Retired Brig. Gen. James Iacocca, Knox Regional Development Alliance first President / Chief Executive Officer, Beth Avey, KRDA’s Vice President, Dr. Gregory Bishop with USA Cares, Inc., Grant Simpson, Abound’s Director of Commercial Lending, Kevin Norvell, Sr. Project Coordinator at KSBDC and Alex Ramirez, Owner of Universal Spartan, LLC and founder of the Kentucky Veteran Business Alliance.
Stay tuned for information to come on our 2024 Veterans2Entrepreneurs program!