Extension
It Starts With Us
Small Business Development
Rural and Community Development
Drake, Cowles
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
First Impressions
E-Commerce for Artisans
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.
Butler County develops a more vibrant and diverse economy. The community is welcoming to entrepreneurs. Citizens are able to get and keep jobs.
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.
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.
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
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
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
