Brandon Dennison, CEO of the Coalfield Development Corporation, was recently named the first Ashoka Fellow to live and work in Central Appalachia ... Read This Post
Skill Building
Revamping Small Business’ Websites
From derby hats to duck calls, over the past few months, several small businesses have worked through our technical assistance program to make ... Read This Post
ARC Releases Toolkit for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently released three reports covering the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the 420 US counties federally ... Read This Post
Mountain Women Mean Business
On November 8, more than 100 women from across eastern Kentucky gathered at the first Mountain Women Mean Business conference held at the Harlan ... Read This Post
MACED staff attend Small Business Finance Forum
MACED Senior Lender Greg Doyle and Loan Fund Administrator Debbie Reardon recently attended the Opportunity Finance Network’s (OFN) Small Business ... Read This Post
Airbnb Training Comes to Red River Gorge
This month, Powell County Tourism will host MACED’s How to Airbnb Training in Slade, Kentucky. The two-part training will be held on Sunday, August ... Read This Post
Culture Building Studio promotes positive workplace at Mountain Association
Workplace culture reflects the combined assumptions and attitudes, the standards and procedures of the workers who make up its ranks. While ... Read This Post
Local podcast host turns hobby into business with FastTrac
Troy Price, co-host of The Berea Podcast, recently completed the MACED-facilitated Kauffman FastTrac course to help launch his podcasting hobby into a ... Read This Post
Local Baker Connects with Peers and Mentors at Asheville Bread Festival
Katie Startzman is the founder of Native Bagel Company in Berea, Kentucky. The small bagel and coffee shop was made a reality in 2017 with the help of ... Read This Post
Interning at MACED: An Opportunity for Growth and Engagement
Each year, MACED provides college students and graduates with the opportunity to apply for a 10-week paid summer internship within the Enterprise ... Read This Post
Blacksheep Bakery Increases Skills, Community Impact
Gwen Johnson is the Outreach Coordinator at Hemphill Community Center in Neon, Kentucky. The center, formed in 1968, is a gathering place to enjoy ... Read This Post
MACED empowers young entrepreneur through FastTrac
Jaren Vessels of Berea, Kentucky, recently became the youngest Kauffman FastTrac business development course graduate. At just 12 years old, Jaren ... Read This Post