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Your briefing on entrepreneurship in the news. |
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News, tools and resources from national and state sources. |
You Could Win $10,000 from U.S. Chamber of Commerce!
Know a business that encourages staff training and motivation, community involvement and excellent customer service? Nominate your favorite business for the Small Business of the Year Award. Contact EntrePaducah for help with the application! Read More |
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Do You Have What it Takes to be a Role Model Entrepreneur?
7 guidelines to becoming a good role model to other entrepreneurs. Contact EntrePaducah if you are interested in mentoring a local start-up entrepreneur! Read More
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Have a Passion? Make a Profit!
Inc. magazine offers guidance on launching your dream business. Contact EntrePaducah for help getting started! Read more
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Where Do Ideas Come From?
Steven Johnson's new book "Where Good Ideas Come From" is summarized in this animation. Click here to view |
Stay on Top: 15 Trend Watching Skills
Watching societal trends is important if you want to stay on top of potential markets and
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Balancing Life and Work as a Mom Entrepreneur
Mom entrepreneurs share their stories to help other moms find the balance between family and business. Read more
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Boutique Hotels: All the Rage!
Wanna jump on the opportunity to use pop culture trends to start a business? Read here
to get started on a boutique hotel.
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Supporting our hometown entrepreneurs |
EntrePaducah hosts Global Entrepreneurship Week
Mark Your Calendars! You don't want to miss this! Get ready for November 15-19, when Global Entrepreneurship Week will sweep through Paducah. As a partner of the global movement, EntrePaducah will host daily activities with youth, emerging entrepreneurs and established business owners. The week will kick off with a focus on entrepreneurial education in the school system and end with a large celebration at the Commerce Center highlighting Paducah's growing entrepreneurial spirit. Look out for more details in the coming months. |
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Cyber Security Seminar at Chamber Trade Show
October 21 starting at 12:30pm, EntrePaducah will host Special Agent Joseph Ranieri from the Louisville Division of the FBI. The event will precede the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Buy Local Trade Show in the Adams Room of the Paducah Expo Center.
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Hotel Founder/Entrepreneur Delivers Keynote for November Chamber Breakfast
Entrepreneurism is the theme of November's Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Power in Partnership breakfast meeting Thursday, November 4th. EntrePaducah has the honor of hosting the annual Chamber breakfast devoted entirely to entrepreneurial activities. The Chamber breakfast starts at 7:30 AM at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center in downtown Paducah. Western Baptist Hospital is the sponsor of November's Chamber breakfast. Tickets are available through the Chamber office at 270-443-1746. See speaker profile here.
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Community resources and events to help your business. |
Chamber Membership Drive Recruits 112 Newbies! The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce wrapped up their Annual Membership Campaign last month with 112 new members! |
Brush Up on Your Computer Skills at McCracken County Library Three formal classes offered weekly for "Basic Computing", "Building a Resume" and "Searching for a Job Online". All classes begin at 1pm. Call 270-442-2510 ext. 140 for more information. |
Entrepreneur 101 Set for Nov. 22nd
Learn the basics of starting a business in Paducah/McCracken County. EntrePaducah and Murray State University's Small Business Development Center sponsor the event which runs from 6:00-8:30 PM at the Commerce Center, 4th and Kentucky, in downtown Paducah. Chris Wooldridge of the SBDC covers business plan writing, understanding cash flow and cash management, marketing basics and assessment of your entrepreneurial skills. The sessions are free, but reservations are required by November 17th by calling 270-443-1746, or by email at info1@entrepaducah.com.
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As co-founder and principal of Midas Hospitality, David serves as the Development Director.
He has over 25 years of hospitality experience and has previously held management positions with Intercontinental Hotel Group, Impac Hotels, MidAmerica Hotels and Hospitality Management Associates Hotels.
Prior to forming Midas Hospitality, David was the Director of Operations with HMA Hotels for
over six years, he was a key reason the company grew from three hotels to thirteen. During that
period he increased revenue from $8 million in sales to over $30 million. Mr. Robert helped
implement aggressive marketing strategies, cost saving techniques and managed multimillion
dollar hotel capital projects including several new Holiday Inn projects and numerous hotel
refurbishments. He led the company to its first Torchbearer Award from Intercontinental Hotel
Group, given to the top 20 properties in the entire country. David provided critical due diligence, managed, built out and operated five franchised restaurants located inside the hotel properties (Houlihans, Pasta House, Kriegers Pub & Grill and Malone' s).
With David' s guidance, Midas Hospitality has developed, built, opened and ramped up numerous properties in the last four years including Hampton Inn, Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites, and Fairfield Inn & Suites. He manages the pre-opening process for all of Midas' new projects. Through acquisition and development, Midas Hospitality has grown to 11 hotels in just over four
years.
David serves on the Board of Commissioners for the St. Louis Convention and Visitors
Commission which is responsible for the hotel marketing of the greater St. Louis area and
manages America' s Center Convention facility and the Edward Jones Dome, home of the St.
Louis Rams. David is the President of the South County Economic Development Corporation
which is a non-profit organization promoting new business development in the St. Louis South
County area. He also is the Past President of the St. Louis South County Chamber of Commerce. |
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Highlights on national, state, and foundation funding sources to help you grow.
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Two Small Businesses and a University
The National Science Foundation is offering grant awards to innovative partnerships that include 2 or more small businesses and a researcher from a university. "The ideal project would consist of exploration, re-definition, and creation of a novel platform, that is, one that can be applied to many markets and problems/opportunities (multi-product or process platforms)." Read more |
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 About EntrePaducah
EntrePaducah serves as the central source for entrepreneurial business development and support for Paducah & McCracken County, Kentucky.
Our strategic and financial partners are:
City of Paducah |
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