EIEA

The EKU College of Business and Technology, The Center for Rural Development, the Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, Berea College Entrepreneurship for the Public Good, and Lindsey Wilson College announce the 10th Annual Excellence in Entrepreneurship Collegiate Business Concept Challenge.

GRAY, Ky.— Grace Community Health Center—winner of the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) —was recognized as one of the region’s top entrepreneurs at an EIEA Hometown Event in Knox County.

Terry Randall and Jeff Parmelee of Total Rehab Center—winners of the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) —were recognized on Friday at an EIEA Hometown Event.

The small business owners and entrepreneurs celebrated their win in the For-Profit Small Business category at a luncheon and reception at Total Rehab Center on Medpark Drive.

LONDON, Ky.— Shane Richmond and Scott Maddux of Wildcat Harley-Davidson—winners of the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) —were recognized today at an EIEA Hometown Event in Laurel County.

STANFORD, Ky.— Small business owner Masato Sugimura—winner of the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) —was recognized as one of the region’s top entrepreneurs at an EIEA Hometown Event in Lincoln County.

SOMERSET, Ky. (September 10, 2012) —

Fifteen small business owners, entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations in Southern and Eastern Kentucky were recognized for their successful business accomplishments and helping grow the region’s economy at the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program.

SOMERSET, Ky. (July 25, 2012) — Fifteen of the region’s top small businesses and nonprofit organizations have been named finalists in the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program.

A plan for an innovative agritourism business drafted by five graduates of The Center for Rural Development’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI) has earned each of the high school students an offer of a Presidential Scholarship from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond.

If you have been considering nominating a successful non-profit organization, business owner, or young entrepreneur in your community for regional recognition in this year’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program, you now have more time to do so.

Since 2001, the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards has honored small businesses and entrepreneurs who power our region's growth.