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Northern Kentucky University Small Business Development Center (NKU-SBDC) - telephone: (859) 442-4281

Provides a wide variety of professional consulting and training programs to small business owners and prospective small business owners in Northern Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Most seminars and consulting services available for a nominal fee or at no cost.

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) - http://www.scorechapter34.org or telephone (513) 684-2812

Serves 19 counties in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana to aid people starting a small business or needing help with their existing business. Individual consulting and workshops are offered.

UK Alumni Expert Network                                 http://www.ukyexperts.net

This service is free to any Kentucky-based small busienss or entrepreneur. The 100+ University of Kentucky alumni who have already volunteered possess expertise in over 2,100 topic areas. Topics include business operations, budget control, new product development, strategic planning, team building, entrepreneurship, and many more.  Each small business or entrepreneur can seek expertise from multiple alumni experts and can receive 2 hours of free consulting from each alumni expert. Simply follow the link above, select a topic, fill out a request, and connect with the UK alumni expert by telephone or e-mail.

Kentucky Secretary of State (KYSOS) - http://sos.ky.gov/ or telephone (502) 564-2848

The Secretary of State provides the forms and information needed when filing to start a business.

Small Business Administration (SBA) - http://www.sba.gov/

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is an agency of the federal government dedicated to providing information and assistance to small business operations across America.

Northern Kentucky Area Development District (NKADD) - http://www.nkadd.org/CommunityEconomic/RevolvingLoanFund.asp 

The NKADD serves the eight northernmost counties in Kentucky in a variety of social service, community and economic development capacities. The operate a small business lending program that was funded through a one-time grant from the Economic Development Administration, an arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is called a “revolving” fund because, as loans are repaid, all of the principal and a portion of the interest are returned to the fund to be lent again. The loan program is open to small business owners in Northern Kentucky who are unable to obtain sufficient financing for a start-up or expansion project that the Loan Fund Committee determines to be of economic benefit to our area. Virtually all types of businesses are eligible to apply. Contact the Public Administration Specialist/Loan Fund Manager, NKADD, Spiral Drive, Florence, KY 41042, (859) 283-1885 or find more information at the link noted above.