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Small Business Commission awards Woodshed $2,500 and Bluegrass Bowls $7,500 grants
Summary
Hopkinsville's Small Business Commission awarded two Small Business Opportunity grants after a 35-applicant round: Woodshed received $2,500 and Bluegrass Bowls received $7,500; commission chair Danielle Renshaw said the program is in its first year and organizers are encouraged by turnout.
The Hopkinsville Small Business Commission presented Small Business Opportunity grants during the July 7 city council meeting, awarding $2,500 to the Woodshed and $7,500 to Bluegrass Bowls after a competitive round with 35 applicants.
"We are really excited to give a new business and an established business these grants," Danielle Renshaw, the commission's chair, told the council. She said the grant is in its first year and organizers were "blown away by the quality and the number" of applications. Winners described how they intend to use the money: the Woodshed said it would pave a new driveway damaged by road work, and Bluegrass Bowls said it planned to expand and create new local opportunities.
Council members and commission representatives thanked staff and volunteers for organizing the program. The commission said it intends to build on the program next year and hopes to increase award amounts as the initiative grows.
