Helping founders find community and connections
A fresh innovation that provides Black and minority business owners in the construction industry with training, mentorship, and networking opportunities in a dedicated space in the West End community in Louisville, Kentucky.
A state-of-the-art Black and Latinx business incubator and technology service center offering business development training, business services, assessments, referrals, and wraparound services to incubating businesses.
Learn more →BEN helps connect the overall community workforce/education resources and businesses to capitalize on the education, arts, culture and environmental assets to attract, retain and develop a diverse talent pool for Lexington and the Central Kentucky region. Our role of connecting employers to schools and local communities helps young people and teachers to understand the workforce needs of business and how they need to be prepared to succeed in college and careers.
Learn more →JFCS Navigate has more than 20 years of experience in helping entrepreneurs from underserved communities start and expand small businesses. By providing financial access, training and a pathway to start and grow businesses, Navigate is able to empower micro-entrepreneurs to sustain viable businesses that support themselves and the communities where they live.
Learn more →Launched in June 2013, Commerce Lexington’s Minority Business Accelerator aims to accelerate the growth of minority-owned enterprises with revenues between $250,000 and $6 million, as identified in the 2009 Joint Economic Inclusion Study.
Learn more →In partnership with nonprofit community development organization OneWest, The Plan Room is a business accelerator specifically designed for Black and brown contractors and construction business owners. The Plan Room provides education, training, mentorship, professional services, and networking opportunities in a dedicated physical space that recently opened in March of 2021.
Learn more →In memory of our late founder Tierra Kavanaugh, TKT is pleased to offer two (2) early-stage black-owned companies access to expert-led technical assistance, legal and accounting services, and a $10,000 equity-free investment.
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