Kentucky Student Ventures Corporation

Low-income Lexington 18-24 year olds

WTVQ-TV Chris Dietz Interviews Bobby Clark & Kim Baker - May 19 - Video Interview
Clear Channel Radio InTouch with Traci James Interviews Bobby Clark & Kim Baker - Radio Interview
WTVQ-TV Chris Dietz Interviews Bobby Clark - Jan 5 - Video Interview
WKYT-TV Bill Bryant and Barbara Bailey Interviews Florence Huffman - Jan 5 - Video Interview
WUKY/NPR Alan Lytle Interviews Bobby Clark - Radio Interview
Lexington Herald Leader - Announces Green Entrepreneur Program - Article
Business Lexington - Guest Column by Bobby Clark - Article

What is the Bluegrass Green Entrepreneur Program?

The Bluegrass Green Entrepreneur Program is a program awarded to KSVC by the Bluegrass Area Development District to provide entrepreneurial training, work experience and assistance

in writing business plans for economically disadvantaged participants, ages 18-24.

Participant Training and Work?

The program lasts eight weeks. Participants will go through a 10 day entrepreneur boot camp, basic computer skills and environmental literacy training. Participants will work and learn at a  business or non-profit organization for 6 hours a day, 3 days per week for six weeks.

Who pays the participants?

Bluegrass Area Development District will pay the participants $7.25 per hour for 30 hours per week for training and work.

What are the participants supposed to learn during work assignments?

We are asking employers to provide participants with varying experiences in order to help them understand the breadth of running a business — and to introduce participants to human

resources, accounting, sales and marketing, production and more.

How do I become part of the Bluegrass Green Entrepreneur Program?

To sign up your business or for information about the Bluegrass Green Entrepreneur Program,

contact: Kentucky Student Ventures Corporation, (859)-233-0236 or kystudentventures@gmail.com.Space is limited so call now!

Kentucky Student Ventures Corporation Overview
KSVC focuses on education, training and mentoring, so we can develop and encourage the necessary entrepreneurial skills of Kentucky high school and college age students to create and operate successful student-run small businesses.” KSVC serve as a “virtual” small business accelerator by connecting local business leaders as mentors to interested youth and providing other assistance that may be available locally or on the internet.

The Kentucky Student Ventures Corporation (KSVC) includes elements of the successful Harvard Student Agencies (HSA), the largest student-run corporation in the world. KSVC is creating a statewide organization and will utilize the Internet and all current technological capabilities including social networking to help stimulate the creation of student-run businesses. Last year HSA employed 500 students and grossed $4 million. For more info call 859-233-0236 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

GREEN ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (GEL-IN)
Summer Youth Program

KSVC has teamed with Hardin County Public Schools and the Lincoln Trail Innovation Center in response to an RFP from Lincoln Trail Area Development District for a Summer Youth Program called “Green Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (GEL-IN).” This is also a “green” program with an expanded scope focus on leadership and entrepreneurship. A teacher / coach will work with up to five teams of five economic disadvantaged youth in each of their eight counties.  The 16-24 year-old youth participants will immediately participate in a one-day entrepreneur boot camp—ach youth participant will get basic training in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and QuickBooks.  The youth participants will be paid $7.25 per hour for thirty-hours a week for seven weeks. This program is funded by the federal stimulus. The team with the best plan will be awarded a laptop and a Lexmark Printer. This Project is funded by the Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Board and the U.S. Department of Labor.
GEL-IN News
The News Enterprise August 2, 2009 - click here
The News Enterprise August 14, 2009  - Editorial - click here

Green Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (GEL-IN) Salato Wildlife Education Center in Frankfort
July 10, 2009 - Video Training Sessions - click here

The Estill County Jolly Green Giants team won first place in  the Bluegrass Goes Green Competition, a summer jobs program
paid for with federal stimulus money. From left are Jennifer Compton, Bluegrass Workforce  Investment Area assistant
director; Lenny Stoltz II, executive director of  Bluegrass ADD; Victoria Witt, the Estill group's leader; Brittany Woolery;
K.D.  Eaton; Tiffany Kelley; T.J. Luster; and Bobby Clark, president of the Kentucky Student Ventures Corp. The sixth
team member was Bailey Macey.

Media Coverage of Bluegrass Goes Green

Estill County kids win green award - click here
Recycling efforts main focus of youth summer program - click here
Young People Compete For Top Honors In Bluegrass Goes Green Competition
Roger Chesser (2009-07-29)  - click here LEXINGTON, KY (wuky) -   Bluegrass Goes Green is a summer youth program that engages teams of young people to assess the "greenness" of 11 counties in the Bluegrass region and develop a plan to improve their communities environment. The winning team this year was the "Jolly Green Giants" from Estill County. Roger Chesser has details.

Kentucky Student Ventures Corporation Media Articles
Kentucky Standard - Bardstown Article - click here
Kentucky Start-up Blog - click here
Democratic Policy Committee Special Report (Bottom Page 3) - clik here
BRAC Dynamic Business Accelerator Project (KSVC Partner) - click here
Finanacial Advice for the Young: Courier-Journal - click here
KyBizInfo Advisory Committee - click here
Nurturing student entrepreneurs:bBusiness Lexington - click here

Entrepreneurial Support Services
KyBizInfo.com
A network of non-profit organizations that offer small business development services

Bluegrass Green Entrepreneur Training Program - Lexington
January 19, 2010 - March 12, 2010

Application
FAQ Participants
FAQ Employers

Green Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (GEL-IN)
June 23, 2009 - July 31, 2009
click here

Bluegrass Goes Green
June 22, 2009 - July 30, 2009
click here

Free Youth Entrepreneur Business Start-up Training
(High School &
College Students)
May 16, 2009
Nelson County Schools
Bardstown, KY
May 30, 2009
WKU Radcliff Campus
Radcliff, KY