Please join the Export-Import Bank of the United States and our partners - the UGA SBDC International Trade Center and U.S. Small Business Administration - for a summary of global trade finance tools and government resources your company can use to facilitate international sales, access working capital, extend credit to buyers, and obtain risk protection.

In this webinar, West Kentucky Procurement Consultant Frank Bennett will discuss a few essential tools every company should use when strategizing their response to a best value government contracting opportunity. Want to win more contracts? Equip yourself with these tools to maximize your effectiveness when responding to best value contract opportunities.

Join our virtual Q&A with SBA session every Thursday. We answer questions we have received during the week about SBA. Register to submit questions and get a copy of the presentation slides. Representatives from the SBA West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee district offices will answer your questions.  NOTE: When you register, you can submit your questions and SBA will send you […]

A significant change to protecting innovation, liability for patent infringement, and accessing markets in Europe is about to take place.  On June 1, the Unified Patent Court will begin, and Unitary Patents will become available. The UPC will cover 17 EU countries and over 400 million consumers immediately. This will have several profound effects on businesses that sell […]

The AGMH & Sheltowee Venture Fund II is the successor to a successful Fund 1 that was closed earlier this year. The fund has 15 companies in its portfolio, which are making moves to raise additional capital at higher valuations. The fund also builds on the Angel Capital Group Fund II efforts from 2013 - […]

Our Virtual Office Hours are the perfect opportunity to engage with the Launch Blue coaches and instructors. Whether you are looking for more information about one of our programs, have a question about your application, or are a tech founder looking for advice join us Fridays at 12:30-1:30 pm ET.

What's all the buzz about? Have you been to an INVENTOR FRIDAY yet? This is NOT your typical Inventors meeting. It's a live-streaming event where we get to hang out and talk with surprise guest speakers, successful inventors, entrepreneurs and others about all kinds of interesting things all surrounding invention, innovation, entrepreneurship and more! We'll […]

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May is World Trade Month, a time to recognize and echo the importance of global trade, particularly fair trade. It’s important to acknowledge that trade is on our minds not only during May but every single day of the year. Our work supporting fair trade is a 24-hour job as few industries depend more upon […]

Do you need small business assistance? Wherever you are in your business lifecycle, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) can help! This free workshop, presented by a member of the local SBA team, is designed to help entrepreneurs understand the various SBA programs and services available to help them as they start, expand, grow, and recover […]

The Derby City Angels is an angel investor group that is part of the Sheltowee Angel Network.  The Derby City Angels meets monthly on the third Tuesday of the month and will see pitches from entrepreneurs from across the region. Investors will see pitches from entrepreneurs selected by the Derby City Angels each month, and one entrepreneur […]