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EKU Accelerator
521 Lancaster Avenue
Business & Technology Center, Room 041
Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: (859) 622-8577
Fax: (859) 622-6274
bizaccelerator@eku.edu

Inside Look

EKU Students to Compete in Idea State U

Kentucky’s brightest college entrepreneurs have enrolled in a different type of university – one that could turn the next big idea into a full-scale company.

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"Richmond 5" Competition Assists Local Entrepreneurs

Have a great business idea but don’t know what to do next?

The Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CEDET) at Eastern Kentucky University is looking to help five ambitious entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality.

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EKU students receive Future Entrepreneur Executive Award

Last week, several EKU student teams competed for three slots to represent EKU at the Idea State U statewide business plan and concept competition in the following categories.

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KY Innovation Network Center @ EKU plays 'Shark Tank' with middle school students

Clark Middle School students with the EKU Colonel

Over 100 Conkwright Middle School students from Clark County and their teachers visited EKU's College of Business and Technology Center on Thurs., Feb. 20, 2014. Hosted by Kentucky Innovation Network Center @ EKU Executive Director Kristel Smith, students joined in on activities simulating their classroom 'Shark Tank' project.

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2014 IDEA State U Competition Awarding up to $100,000 in Prizes

The Eastern Kentucky University Business Accelerator and the Center for Economic Development, Entrepreneurship and Technology (CEDET) are seeking innovative ideas from EKU students for a product, service, or charitable activity to enter in the 2014 IDEA STATE U competition.

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Recent Graduate, Now ICC Client, Launches Body-Warming Product

Sometimes sports offer more than a recreational diversion for college students.

In the case of Dwaine Evans Jr., his participation on the Eastern Kentucky University paintball team in 2009 led to the invention of a soon-to-launch, patent-pending product.

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EKU alum launches KickStarter campaign Sept. 18

While a student at EKU, Dwaine Evans started his own company. Now an alum from Ashland, Evans is initiating a KickStarter.com campaign to raise funds and awareness of his new venture, Podz Gear.

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EKU Senior Wins National Poster Design Award

EKU senior, Jose Soto Hernandez from Louisville, brought home top prize in the 2012 International Graphic Arts Education Association (IGAEA) student poster design competition.