"Spotlight Series": Owsley County

Our continuing "Spotlight Series": Owsley County

Cooperative Extension Service provides a range of educational programming and activities to support the well-being of Kentuckians. One good example is in Owsley County where the FCS Extension agent assisted Spools & Ink, a local embroidery business, to expand into a sublimination and screenprinting business. In addition to assisting the owner with the paperwork required to become a legitimate business, advertising and marketing trainings have been provided. After attending an E-commerce training with the FCS agent, the business owner is now developing a web presence with more knowledge of how consumers search for an embroidery business. The business has nearly doubled in size, added two new lines of products and has moved the business from a home-based operation to a store front.

For more information about the needs of families in Owsley County and how UK Cooperative Extension is providing services, please click here to see the full Owsley County Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Profile.