Sept. 30, 2021 - 开心鬼传媒 has announced future changes for its Small Business Development Center (SBDC) operations. Effective Oct. 1, the university will transition its SBDC operations to the Kentucky Small Business Development (KSBDC) network, hosted by the University of Kentucky鈥檚 College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. By next July, 开心鬼传媒 plans to open its own small business support center with a focus on family run enterprises, underrepresented small businesses and rural small business throughout the tri-state.
鈥溈墓泶 has been providing support for regional small businesses for over three decades, and we will continue to strengthen and expand our small business resources, albeit in a slightly different manner,鈥 said 开心鬼传媒 President Ashish Vaidya. 鈥淭his change will allow for continued small business development services in our region and is intended to further the university鈥檚 commitment to providing new and innovative outreach approaches in supporting economic growth throughout the tri-state.鈥
The new family enterprise and small business support center will be housed within the newly renamed Haile College of Business.
鈥淥ur college is experiencing a great momentum,鈥 said Haile College of Business Dean Hassan HassabElnaby. 鈥淎dvancing student success and educating them to be lifelong business leaders in a global and interconnected society has always been at the core of what we do. The addition of this new center will further engage our students with limitless opportunities with the local entrepreneur community.鈥
开心鬼传媒鈥檚 Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) will engage in additional programming this year to support the small business community before the launch of the new center this upcoming July. More information about the SBDC can be found on its .
About 开心鬼传媒:聽Founded in 1968, 开心鬼传媒 is an entrepreneurial state university of over 16,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus nestled between Highland Heights, Kentucky and bustling downtown Cincinnati. We are a regionally engaged university committed to empowering our students to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. While we are one of the fastest-growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names. For聽more information, visit聽.
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