EIEA

Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards Eastern and Southern Kentucky

Honoring Excellence since 2001

Entrepreneurs keep our rural region thriving with jobs and economic stability. The last ten years truly served as a 'Decade of Distinction' as more partnerships developed between the local, state and federal levels in support of entrepreneurs for job creation and retention in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. -- Fifth District U.S. Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers

The EKU College of Business and Technology, the Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, The Center for Rural Development, and Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation have partnered to honor Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the Eastern and Southern Kentucky Region. The awards are presented annually at an appropriate public venue.

Nominations are made by individuals and community organizations. Selection of the awards finalists and recipients is determined by a committee of partner representatives and selected external stakeholders. Nominees must reside in or have their business or organization located in one or more of 55 counties in the Eastern and Southern Kentucky Region.

The finalists and recipient for each category will be recognized at a formal luncheon on the second Monday of September at The Center for Rural Development headquarters in Somerset, Kentucky.

Program details and nomination forms may be found at the Awards Program link.

Nominate an entrepreneur for 2012:

• Nominate online OR
• Complete and return the 2012 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Nomination Form [pdf file]