Owensboro's Entrepreneurial Infrastructure

• Innovative seed capital: Kentucky Seed Capital Fund, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, other state funding sources
• State-of-the-art regional broadband infrastructure
• Emerging Ventures Center for Innovation, part of Kentucky’s Innovation and Commercialization framework, offering free management training, help with business plan development, and help in obtaining private funding
• Link to Kentucky's World Class research institutions
• Life science partnership with Kentucky Bioprocessing, Owensboro Cancer Research Program, and Owensboro Medical Health System
• Highly skilled workforce
• Matching funds to both Phase 1 and Phase 2 small business innovation and technology transfer programs for high-tech businesses (SBIR, STTR)
• Competitive tax incentives and business development programs