Success Stories

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Brief description of the business:  Founded in 2005, Unified Healthcare, LLC is a nuclear pharmacy, which is a highly specialized pharmacy dedicated to the compounding and dispensing of radioactive materials for use in nuclear imaging and nuclear medical products. More specifically, nuclear pharmacy is a specialty practice of pharmacy defined as a patient-oriented service embodying the scientific knowledge and professional judgment required to improve and promote health through the safe and efficacious use of radioactive drugs for diagnosis and therapy.

Nuclear pharmacists receive extensive training on the various radiopharmaceuticals that they use. They are trained in radiation safety and other aspects specific to the compounding and preparation of radioactive materials. To become a pharmacist requires years of school and training, but a nuclear pharmacist requires several hundred hours of training in basic radioisotope handling techniques, both in the classroom and... Read More

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Brief description of the business: Oscarware is a family-owned manufacturing business, founded in 1989 by Debra and Reg Dudley. Sensing the anything-can-be-grilled trend, they invented a new product they called “grill topper” making it possible to cook a variety of meals on an outdoor grill.

The original grill topper product transformed the traditional backyard barbeque menu from hamburgers and hotdogs to delicate fish, fresh vegetables and pizza. Grillers got creative with non-traditional foods starting new grilling trends. The company has continued to develop new topper products now offering a complete line of both disposable and gourmet porcelain coated steel toppers, woks and griddles.

All products are made in Bonnieville, a city of less than 300 people in central Kentucky.  Oscarware is the leading manufacturer of both disposable and porcelain coated steel toppers in the U.S. 

Oscarware has grown to 32 employees and distributes product across the U.S. The... Read More

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Brief description of the business:  It’s a restaurant. It’s a live theatre venue. It’s a music site. It’s a comedy spot. The Bards Town is all of those rolled into one. A play on words with William Shakespeare and the Bard Theater, this unique business has a 90-seat restaurant and 65-seat lounge on the first floor. The second floor, home to The Bard's Town Theatre, offers new works from playwrights as well as theatre, poetry, and musical acts.

The business opens every Wednesday through Sunday at 5:00 pm, serving up food, new theatre works, whether a world premier or a successful show from New York or Chicago yet to be seen in Louisville, or a comedy, literary or music event.   

Founded in 2010 by Doug Schutte, Scot Atkinson and Jon DeSalvo, with a menu developed with assistance from famous local chef Joe Gadansky, this quirky business has a theme that incorporates all things Shakespearian. That is understandable, given the background of the founders. In his youth,... Read More

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Brief description of the business: Perhaps no industry was more devastated from the effects of the Great Recession from 2008 – 2012 than the home building and remodeling business. So what did Desmond Conley decide to do? He started G.I.D. Remodeling & Services, LLC in 2012. The company offers remodeling services for residential and commercial properties in the region.

Desmond had a career in graphic design and received an Associate’s Degree in Commercial Art from the Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, KY. This work allowed Desmond to develop an admiration for carpentry and remodeling, so he decided to go back to the community college for an Associate’s Degree in Construction Technology.    

SBA Assistance: G.I.D. stands for “Getting It Done,” and Desmond has gotten it done and enjoyed success since 2012. However, when he met with Hugh Shwab, a SCORE counselor with the Louisville Chapter, his business attained a whole new level of success.... Read More

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