2007 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards Luncheon Scheduled |
EKU’s College of Business and Technology, Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp. and The Center for Rural Development will present the 2007 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) on Monday, Sept. 10, during a luncheon program at 11:30 a.m. at The Center’s headquarters in Somerset. |
President Doug Whitlock will emcee the program.
The annual award was established in 2001 to honor excellence in entrepreneurship throughout Eastern and Southern Kentucky. Awards will be given in four categories – Business, Small Business, Start-Up, and Non-Profit Business – and are determined by the economic success of the enterprise, contributions to the community, job creation and operational achievement as measured by innovative business practices, superior safety achievement and superior technology.
The 2007 awards program will also include the naming of the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Collegiate Business Concept Challenge award recipient and recognition of the first-place team in the Youth Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute Business Concept Competition.
“We’ve seen that small companies comprise the engine that drives most of our economy,” said Dr. Robert Rogow, dean of EKU’s College of Business and Technology.
“We want to do whatever we can through our partnership to foster small-business development and recognize those who’ve been successful in developing companies in eastern and southern Kentucky.”
For more information on the EIEA luncheon program, visit www.centertech.com.
