Entrepreneurs in the state of Kentucky have a new form of recognition to look forward to: Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. According to Kentucky.com, the hall of fame will launch tomorrow with the induction of nine well-known Kentucky entrepreneurs.
Brian Raney, founder of Awesome Inc., said the idea was first discussed a year ago, and organizers found “there aren’t very many entrepreneurship halls of fame at all.”
Over the course of the past year, the organizers met with representatives of partners in the project including the Kentucky Science and Technology Corp. and Kentucky Small Business Development Center and came up with a short list of who should be the first class of inductees.
Among the qualities considered, Raney said, were revenue and profit growth, innovation, contributions to the community, and job creation.
He said he expects future classes will be smaller. Inductees will receive plaques, which will also be on display at Awesome Inc. All of the living inductees will be in attendance at the Wednesday induction except Lyons, who has prepared video remarks to be shown, and Schnatter.
Logo from Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame