One of the "Top 100 Safest Cities in America" by FreeBackgroundChecksUSA.com

2010 Champion Award winner "Preparing Youth for Work, Community of the Year" by Ready by 21 National Partnership, and Corporate Voices for Working Families

One of the "100 Best Communities for Young People" by America’s Promise Alliance

3rd Safest City for Kids by ParentDish

2nd-best housing market in the United States by Forbes.co

Top 25 U.S. Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Buildings as reported by EPA

One of America's top 25 "Bicycle-Friendly Cities" by Bicycling Magazine

The United States’ 40th most literate city in “America’s Most Literate Cities, 2009” conducted by Central Connecticut State University

One of North America’s “Small Cities of the Future” by Foreign Direct Investment Magazine

“Most Livable U.S. Cities for Workers” by WomenCo.com

Top 25 for Forbes Best Bank For Buck Cities

Louisville events named as “Top 20 Southeast U.S. Tourist Attractions” by Southeast Tourism Society

One of the “Cities to Watch” in the Smarter Cities environmental survey

Among "America’s Foodiest” Cities by Bon Appetit

4th Most “Photo-Friendly” City in America by Popular Photography Magazine

Growth Capital

ENTERPRISECORP helps clients secure funding by identifying appropriate sources of capital and facilitating introductions to key individuals.  The sources of capital we tap span the full spectrum of grants, angel investors, angel funds, seed funds, private investment firms, venture capital funds, and mezzanine funds.  We also provide assistance with state tax incentives for expanding businesses.

To start this process, please complete a 15-question Entrepreneurial Assessment form to help us understand your business and submit to info@enterprisecorp.com.  You will then be contacted for a phone or in-person meeting.

Vogt Invention and Innovation Awards – A $5 million endowment, known as the “Vogt Awards” that helps inventors and innovators develop their products and ideas.  Up to $250,000 is available per year as grants with no pay back required. The Vogt Award is a program of the Community Foundation of Louisville and ENTERPRISECORP.

Enterprise Angels – In 2008, ENTERPRISECORP partnered with several local angel investors to launch the largest angel investment group in the region. By connecting angel investors to each other and then exposing them to emerging companies in the Greater Louisville region, this group of high-net-worth investors fosters deal-flow, education, and networking, while providing a critical new source of capital for local innovative companies.  

• If you are an entrepreneur in need of capital, click here.
• If you are an interested angel investor, click here.

We also provide assistance with state tax incentives through the Kentucky Business Investment program for expanding businesses.  To start this process, please complete a 15-question Business Assessment form to help us understand your business and submit to info@enterprisecorp.com.  You will then be contacted for a phone or in-person meeting.