Emerging Ventures

Emerging Ventures provides technical support and start-up assistance to entrepreneurs, scientists, and small business people perfecting and maturing their ideas and business concepts. Emerging Ventures is part of Kentucky's Innovation and Commercialization Process.

Location:  Commerce Center, Downtown Owensboro

Participating Agencies include:

Owensboro Office of the Central Region Innovation and Commercialization Center

Owensboro Small Business Development Center- Murray State University

Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation

Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce

Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)

Access to Services:

Financing

• Innovative Seed Capital through:
  

Kentucky Seed Capital Fund

Department of Commercialization and Innovation

Kentucky Enterprise Fund

Innovation and Commercialization Center Funds

Matching funds to both Phase 1 and Phase 2 small business innovation and technology transfer programs for high-tech businesses (SBIR, STTR)

• Angel Investors through:

Greater Owensboro Venture Club

Midwest Venture Club- Evansville, IN

• SBA Loans and Credit through:

Small Business Development Center- SBA Program

Community Ventures Micro-Loan Program

Revolving Loan Fund

Business Plan Development/ Management Consulting

• Business counseling and mentoring
• Consulting services and pro bono support in management, finance, marketing, and technical support
• Business plan development
• Market demographic resources and data analysis
• Human resource assistance in finding a workforce
  

Technology Transfer/ Research and Development

• Rapid prototyping through the Advanced Technology Center at Owensboro Community and Technical College or Western Kentucky University Applied Research and Technology Program
• Intellectual Property issues
• Assistance with applied research and third party university partnerships through:

Brescia University, Thompson School of Business and Management

Kentucky Wesleyan College- Terry Woodward Chair for Entrepreneurial Studies and Yu Hak Hahn Science Center

Murray State University College of Business

University of Louisville, James Graham Brown Cancer Center and Owensboro Cancer Research Program

University of Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center

Western Kentucky University Applied Research and Technology Center in biotechnology, energy, and agriculture

Office Space/Infrastructure

• Access to low cost office space through Incubate Owensboro program
• Access to high speed broadband and WiFi access, conference and training rooms and video and e-conferencing capabilities.

Assistance and Advocacy through Permitting

• One Stop Permitting
• Ombudsman Support

Networking

• Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce
• Green River Entrepreneur Club