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WKU SBDC Crushes Goals and Leads Statewide Network
6-23-08
The Western Kentucky University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) received the Kentucky Small Business Development Center’s (KSBDC) Traveling Trophy for exceeding their U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) goals for the first and second quarters of the 2007 – 2008 Program Year. The award was presented to Rick Horn, WKU SBDC Director, during the KSBDC statewide meeting held at Dale Hollow State Park Resort earlier this month.
The trophy is presented bi-annually to the SBDC that exceeds their SBA goals which include: number of clients served, number of businesses started, total loan dollars secured and equity invested. The WKU SBDC exceeded all of their goals by 105 percent or more and assisted clients in securing nearly $2 million in financing. This is the second consecutive time the WKU SBDC received this award.
“Rick Horn and his staff are to be congratulated for their exceptional service to small businesses in Bowling Green and the surrounding communities,” said KSBDC State Director Becky Naugle. “The WKU SBDC continues to strengthen the economy and this award recognizes that.”
The WKU SBDC is part of a network of 15 service centers located throughout the Commonwealth that help start-up and existing businesses succeed by offering no-cost confidential business consultations, affordable business workshops, research to make informed business decisions and other valuable resources. The WKU SBDC has an office located on WKU’s campus and another location at the Housing Authority of Bowling Green.
