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Northern Kentucky is the third-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, and its cities and towns serve as the de facto "south side" communities of Cincinnati, Ohio. The three main counties of this metro area are Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties along the Ohio River (shown in red on the map), with other counties also included. The label "Northern Kentucky" (abbreviated NKY) is used to demonstrate the common identity shared across county and city lines by the residents of these northern counties. Arguably, the label seeks to reverse the divisions that occurred to Campbell County, which, in 1794, included the land of Boone, Kenton, Pendleton Counties, and most of Bracken and Grant Counties. The urban and suburban areas of the northern counties are densely populated. Indeed, of Greater Cincinnati's over two million residents, 450,994 of them live in Northern Kentucky (as of 2019), with the three most northern counties contributing 394,163 residents themselves. The largest cities In each of the three most northern counties are Covington, Florence, and Fort Thomas.

The Kentucky Community Portal is maintained by Accelerate KY.  The Community Portals are designed to help promote an entrepreneurial ecosystem across the Commonwealth.  With the Community portals, each community is able to establish their only portal where entrepreneurs, investors and entrepreneur support organizations can connect and share information and ideas.  Please help us by participating.  The Kentucky Community Portal is our top level portal with assets and resources from across the state. You can visit our other communities to learn what resources are available in those specific communities. 

The University of Kentucky has a broad range of resources centered on a single campus in the heart of the Bluegrass. Our wide array of programs allows us to excel in multidisciplinary studies and fosters an environment of cooperative engagement across all colleges, programs, and research endeavors. Because of the lives we touch and teach, we remain anchored in our mission to Kentucky– to educate, innovate, heal, and serve. To be sure, our complex, multi-faceted mission looks different today in many ways than it did in 1865. However, our sense of responsibility to our communities on campus and across the region is resolute. The mission has evolved and grown. The vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world beyond remains the same. They remain our compass – the soul of the University of Kentucky.

The University of Louisville Konexon's Community Portal is here to provide information and resources for entrepreneurs, and those who think they may want to be entrepreneurs, to assist in the commercialization of meaningful technologies.  

THIS PORTAL IS NOT OFFICIALLY SANCTIONED OR MAINTAINED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE.  IT IS PROVIDED AS A THIRD PARTY RESOURCE TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ACCESS RESOURCES THAT COULD HELP STUDENTS, FACULTY, OR OUTSIDE ENTREPRENEURS.  

The WKU Konexon's Community Portal is here to provide a resource to entrepreneurs and those who may want to be an entrepreneur for the commercialization of new technologies.  The portal is managed by the WKU Research Foundation and is here to help. 

The WKU Research Foundation (RF) Board is composed of members with expertise in various areas of science, technology, entrepreneurship, business development, economic development, and fundraising.  Because of the expertise of its members, this Board has the potential to connect resources to advance initiatives developed at WKU by faculty and students.  For example, these resources could include:

• Digital Marketing

• The Kentucky Innovation Network

• Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce

• Regional Small Business Development Center

• Intellectual Property Committee

• Engineering and Manufacturing Commercialization Center

• WKU Student Business Accelerator

• Regional Entrepreneurs

• Others

The RF Board is interested in facilitating the connection of these resources to several campus initiatives that will support their growth and long term viability.