KY Innovation successfully targets resources to support startups, traditional small businesses, and innovation-driven entrepreneurs. The team’s work reaches across business lifespans to dramatically improve Kentucky’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. The goal is to significantly increase the number of new company startups annually. Entrepreneurship-led economic development principles shared in this episode: Defining innovationIdentifying barriers that diverse leaders may face and how to create opportunities for the next generationThe benefit of public-private partnershipsThe role mentorship has played in Monique’s career and how it impacts the entrepreneurship community in KentuckyPrograms and incentives KY Innovation offers to meet the needs of the entrepreneurial and innovation communityThe importance of engaging the community in a meaningful way and telling the stories of local entrepreneursHow to effectively and efficiently make resources accessible to entrepreneurs and innovators Their Secret Sauce to breaking down silos in the Kentucky ecosystemImpactful Economic Development InitiativesKY Innovation focuses on three core initiatives that enable the state to provide greater support, including: ProgramsIncentives & Financial ProgramsEngagementThe KY Innovation Hubsinitiative makes an impressive statewide impact. The hubs demonstrate the state’s commitment to meeting the needs of entrepreneurs in Kentucky exactly where they are. These regional innovation clusters comprise a 120-county effort to modernize Kentucky’s support for entrepreneurs and high-tech, high-growth-potential startups. The hubs leverage each region’s unique strengths in growing the overall economy. Empathy for the EntrepreneurBy directly engaging and listening to entrepreneurs, the team at KY Innovation more clearly understands what the community needs. Building trusting relationships underlies the strategy for how KY Innovation serves the community. This allows KY Innovation to develop a diversified collection of resources for entrepreneurs to fuel their growth and drive economic development.The Convener RoleThe Commonwealth of Kentucky increasingly leverages its power as a convener to propel entrepreneurial activity. By bringing organizations doing similar work together, the state enhances collaboration and facilitates sharing of knowledge. Getting involved at the local level provides the perspective necessary for effective investment and policy making.
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KY Innovation successfully targets resources to support startups, traditional small businesses, and innovation-driven entrepreneurs. The team’s work reaches across business lifespans to dramatically improve Kentucky’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. The goal is to significantly increase the number of new company startups annually. Entrepreneurship-led economic development principles shared in this episode: Defining innovationIdentifying barriers that diverse leaders may face and how to create opportunities for the next generationThe benefit of public-private partnershipsThe role mentorship has played in Monique’s career and how it impacts the entrepreneurship community in KentuckyPrograms and incentives KY Innovation offers to meet the needs of the entrepreneurial and innovation communityThe importance of engaging the community in a meaningful way and telling the stories of local entrepreneursHow to effectively and efficiently make resources accessible to entrepreneurs and innovators Their Secret Sauce to breaking down silos in the Kentucky ecosystemImpactful Economic Development InitiativesKY Innovation focuses on three core initiatives that enable the state to provide greater support, including: ProgramsIncentives & Financial ProgramsEngagementThe KY Innovation Hubsinitiative makes an impressive statewide impact. The hubs demonstrate the state’s commitment to meeting the needs of entrepreneurs in Kentucky exactly where they are. These regional innovation clusters comprise a 120-county effort to modernize Kentucky’s support for entrepreneurs and high-tech, high-growth-potential startups. The hubs leverage each region’s unique strengths in growing the overall economy. Empathy for the EntrepreneurBy directly engaging and listening to entrepreneurs, the team at KY Innovation more clearly understands what the community needs. Building trusting relationships underlies the strategy for how KY Innovation serves the community. This allows KY Innovation to develop a diversified collection of resources for entrepreneurs to fuel their growth and drive economic development.The Convener RoleThe Commonwealth of Kentucky increasingly leverages its power as a convener to propel entrepreneurial activity. By bringing organizations doing similar work together, the state enhances collaboration and facilitates sharing of knowledge. Getting involved at the local level provides the perspective necessary for effective investment and policy making.
KY Innovation successfully targets resources to support startups, traditional small businesses, and innovation-driven entrepreneurs. The team’s work reaches across business lifespans to dramatically improve Kentucky’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. The goal is to significantly increase the number of new company startups annually. Entrepreneurship-led economic development principles shared in this episode: Defining innovationIdentifying barriers that diverse leaders may face and how to create opportunities for the next generationThe benefit of public-private partnershipsThe role mentorship has played in Monique’s career and how it impacts the entrepreneurship community in KentuckyPrograms and incentives KY Innovation offers to meet the needs of the entrepreneurial and innovation communityThe importance of engaging the community in a meaningful way and telling the stories of local entrepreneursHow to effectively and efficiently make resources accessible to entrepreneurs and innovators Their Secret Sauce to breaking down silos in the Kentucky ecosystemImpactful Economic Development InitiativesKY Innovation focuses on three core initiatives that enable the state to provide greater support, including: ProgramsIncentives & Financial ProgramsEngagementThe KY Innovation Hubsinitiative makes an impressive statewide impact. The hubs demonstrate the state’s commitment to meeting the needs of entrepreneurs in Kentucky exactly where they are. These regional innovation clusters comprise a 120-county effort to modernize Kentucky’s support for entrepreneurs and high-tech, high-growth-potential startups. The hubs leverage each region’s unique strengths in growing the overall economy. Empathy for the EntrepreneurBy directly engaging and listening to entrepreneurs, the team at KY Innovation more clearly understands what the community needs. Building trusting relationships underlies the strategy for how KY Innovation serves the community. This allows KY Innovation to develop a diversified collection of resources for entrepreneurs to fuel their growth and drive economic development.The Convener RoleThe Commonwealth of Kentucky increasingly leverages its power as a convener to propel entrepreneurial activity. By bringing organizations doing similar work together, the state enhances collaboration and facilitates sharing of knowledge. Getting involved at the local level provides the perspective necessary for effective investment and policy making.