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Butler County CES

Title:
Small Business Development
MAP:
Rural and Community Development
Agents Involved:
Drake, Cowles
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
First Impressions
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
E-Commerce for Artisans
Situation:
Butler County is a small community that is economically depressed. Economic diversification, entrepreneurship, and workforce development are crucial to the improvement of Butler County’s economic future.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Butler County develops a more vibrant and diverse economy. The community is welcoming to entrepreneurs. Citizens are able to get and keep jobs.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Clients have skills to open and run small businesses. People understand the importance of entrepreneurship. Local leaders support small business ventures like they pursue large employers. Clients have job opportunities and seek them.
Initial Outcomes:
Clients learn what is required to open a small business. Clients learn what employers demand from employees. Clients learn to apply and interview for jobs.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Clients learn skills employees demand

Indicator: Response to evaluation questions

Method: Paper evaluation

Timeline: Spring 2018


Evaluation:

Intermediate Outcome: New businesses are opened

Indicator: Number of new businesses that open

Method: Observation

Timeline: June 2018


Evaluation:

Long-term Outcome: Unemployment rate goes down

Indicator: Percent unemployment reported

Method: ADD district

Timeline: June 2018

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Entrepreneurs

Project or Activity: KECI Coaching

Content or Curriculum: KECI Manual

Inputs: Agent time, volunteer time

Date: Ongoing


Audience: Chinese Entrepreneurs

Project or Activity: Show county to visiting entrepreneurs

Content or Curriculum:

Inputs: Dr. Wan, volunteer time, Extension facilities and van

Date: When visits happen


Audience: Current and potential employees

Project or Activity: Job Fair

Content or Curriculum: Teach soft skills, FCS curriculum

Inputs: Adult Education, agent time, volunteer time

Date: Spring 2018



Success Stories

Supporting Entrepreneurship in Butler County

Author: Gregory Drake

Major Program: Economic Development

Butler county leadership continues to identify entrepreneurship and economic development as important areas for cooperative extension service programming.  Greg Drake II and Butler County’s Entrepreneurial Coaching team continue to support entrepreneurship.  The county entrepreneurial coaching team has now coached twenty eight businesses.  The coaches use materials developed by UK extension specialist and agents to assist potential business owners.  The entrepreneurial

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