Services

 Morehead State University's East Kentucky Small Business Development Centers provide the Commonwealth of Kentucky's entrepreneurs and small businesses with high quality one-on-one management consulting, educational training, and the business resources needed to maximize their growth in today's intensely competitive global economy. With four centers located throughout eastern Kentucky, every potential and existing entrepreneur has access to EK SBDC's wide range of services. 

Management Consulting

 

EK SBDC offers management consulting services for existing and start-up business owners. The management consultations are one of our most valuable resources for small business owners, because it gives clients the opportunity to address their questions one-on-one with seasoned business professionals. All of our counselors have experience in the business world, and most of them have advanced degrees.

Counseling is on a one-to-one, confidential basis. Our consultants can assist with a variety of business issues such as:

• New Business Planning
• Loan Options
• Loan Packaging
• Record keeping
• Projecting Future Profit/Losses, etc.

Training Workshops

EK SBDC offers an intensive schedule of training workshops and classes each year for existing and start-up businesses. The workshops vary from large, regional sessions to small classes taught by local business men and women. The goal of all of them is to strengthen Kentucky’s business community through networking and information disbursement. The Commonwealth has vast resources for existing and potential business owners, and EK SBDC strives to make access to those resources easy for entrepreneurs. Some examples of workshop topics include:

• Pre-Business Orientation
• Basic Recordkeeping
• Small Business Taxation Issues
• Women & Minority Business Issues

Resources

Each EK SBDC Center contains a wealth of resources for existing and potential small business owners. In addition to the knowledge of our accomplished staff, each center has publications, manuals and instructional information concerning various business topics available to the public. Although the exact titles vary from center to center, each KSBDC center is a good starting point for pre-business research and how-tos on specific topics like accounting or marketing for existing business owners. We also have demographic information, market research, business/industry profiles and sample business plans on file. EK SBDC is a great resource for small businesses. If we can’t help you directly, we will know someone who can. After more than 20 years of service, our referral network has become very large. The bottom line is that if you need business assistance, you have come to the right place!

 

• SBA's Frequently Asked Questions 
• Myths About Small Business Ownership (PDF)
• Useful Links 
• SBDC eCenter 
• Free Online Courses from SBA