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"Most Livable City in America" (large-city category) by the U.S. Conference of Mayors

One of the “Best Foodie Getaways Around the World” by Zagat Restaurant Digest

Jack Olive International Compassionate City Award by the Compassionate Action Network International Institution in Seattle

One of the "Top 10 Cities for Affordable Vacations" by Livability.com

Louisville Ford plants expansion named "Top Economic Deal of the Year" by Business Facilities magazine

Louisville ranked 11th on list of America’s Manliest Cities by Mars Chocolate North American and Sperling’s Best Places to Live

Louisville ranked in Top 10 “Best Destinations for Baby Boomers to Retire” by The Washington Economics Group

Louisville ranked in the Top 25 “Big Cities of Art” by American Style Magazine

Forbes names Louisville Top 10 “Cities for Summer Jobs”

GQ named Louisville the “Manliest Town in America”

US News ranks Louisville as a Top 12 “US Weekend Getaway City”
  


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.


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Tendai Charasika
Executive Director
Lisa Bajorinas
Managing Director, Growth Capital and High Impact Program
Bill Dawson
Manager of University Commercialization
David Oetken
Managing Director, Business Advising