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Sharon Burton graduates from Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute Local publisher is one of two from Adair County among 27 in South Central Kentucky to complete the training. Also graduating November 12, was Kay Bowman By Katie Ellis, Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute LEXINGTON, KY -- After 18-months of intensive leadership and entrepreneurial training, Sharon Burton, Columbia, KY, has graduated from the Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute. Burton and 26 other entrepreneurial leaders, advocates and coaches throughout South Central Kentucky received the honor on November 12, 2009 in Bowling Green, KY. As a graduate of the Institute, Burton has completed a series of eight seminars that were each two to three days in length and has also participated in study tour rural communities throughout the Western United States. Throughout the program, she learned to identify assets and weaknesses of the local community, worked to expand the creativity of community members and political leaders, developed cross-county partnerships, and has linked local entrepreneurs and small business owners with additional resources to assist them in the development of their business. Burton is the owner of Farmland Publications and publisher of The Farmer's Pride, a statewide agricultural newspaper, and the Adair County Community Voice, a weekly hometown newspaper. She has served on her local Ag Development Council, on the board of directors of the local Chamber of Commerce, and is a former chairman of the Kentucky Ag Council. "If current self-employment trends continue roughly one quarter of all rural workers will be self-employed in the next six years," said Katie Ellis, Program Coordinator for the Institute. "Through their work in the Institute, Fellows are exploring ways to help tobacco-dependent communities throughout South Central Kentucky make this a reality." Burton is a tremendous asset to Adair County and South Central Kentucky as she strives to encourage diversification among both the agricultural and business sectors. She is trained as an entrepreneurial coach and is a resource for entrepreneurs who want to start a new business or expand an existing business. "Individuals who were awarded the Fellowship come from a variety of backgrounds representing agriculture, business, marketing, and civic and economic development groups. Throughout the program, participants learned new skills that they can use to invigorate entrepreneurship in their counties," said Ron Hustedde, Extension Rural Sociologist with the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Hustedde serves as a director of the program. The Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute is funded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board and administered University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service in cooperation with the Center for Rural Development in Somerset. More information about the Kentucky Entrepreneurial Coaches Institute can be found online at: www.uky.edu/AG/CLD/KECI. Please direct questions to Katie Ellis, Program Coordinator, at (859) 227-0911 or krelli2@uky.edu. This story was posted on 2009-12-01 14:00:56
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