<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Read below regarding Hadley's Business Venture.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Cathy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov">JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov</a>><br><b>Date:</b> December 2, 2015 at 1:32:11 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> "Whittaker, Jessica (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Jessica.Whittaker@ky.gov">Jessica.Whittaker@ky.gov</a>>, "Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Allison.Flanagan@ky.gov">Allison.Flanagan@ky.gov</a>>, "Angela Anderson " <<a href="mailto:aaronscouting@aol.com">aaronscouting@aol.com</a>>, "Ashley Taylor (Work)" <<a href="mailto:ataylor@eswky.com">ataylor@eswky.com</a>>, "Cabe, Becky (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Becky.Cabe@ky.gov">Becky.Cabe@ky.gov</a>>, Carla Ruschival <<a href="mailto:carla40206@gmail.com">carla40206@gmail.com</a>>, Cathy Jackson <<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>>, Chelsey Keesy <<a href="mailto:chelsey@bcbky.org">chelsey@bcbky.org</a>>, "McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Cora.McNabb@ky.gov">Cora.McNabb@ky.gov</a>>, Daniel Scott Heads <<a href="mailto:danielscott66@icloud.com">danielscott66@icloud.com</a>>, David Lawson <<a href="mailto:David.Lawson@lc-ind.com">David.Lawson@lc-ind.com</a>>, "Deb Lewis " <<a href="mailto:debralewis1227@gmail.com">debralewis1227@gmail.com</a>>, "Dennis Franklin " <<a href="mailto:FranklinVending2003@yahoo.com">FranklinVending2003@yahoo.com</a>>, "George Stokes " <<a href="mailto:George4581@gmail.com">George4581@gmail.com</a>>, "Grant Logsdon (<a href="mailto:grant@kyspin.com">grant@kyspin.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:grant@kyspin.com">grant@kyspin.com</a>>, "Jennifer Hall (<a href="mailto:Jennifer.hall@tds.net">Jennifer.hall@tds.net</a>)" <<a href="mailto:Jennifer.hall@tds.net">Jennifer.hall@tds.net</a>>, "Jones, Vanessa (CAP-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Vanessa.Jones@ky.gov">Vanessa.Jones@ky.gov</a>>, "Kevin Shurn " <<a href="mailto:kevin@smc.cc">kevin@smc.cc</a>>, Laura Yates <<a href="mailto:laura@smc.cc">laura@smc.cc</a>>, Nancy Clayton <<a href="mailto:fancyssunshine@att.net">fancyssunshine@att.net</a>>, "Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet)" <<a href="mailto:PatrickB.Shirley@ky.gov">PatrickB.Shirley@ky.gov</a>>, "Paulett Logsdon " <<a href="mailto:plog122750@aol.com">plog122750@aol.com</a>>, "Sinclair-Morris, Peggy" <<a href="mailto:peggy.sinclair-morris@ksb.kyschools.us">peggy.sinclair-morris@ksb.kyschools.us</a>>, Randall Deaton <<a href="mailto:randall@lonesomeday.com">randall@lonesomeday.com</a>>, "Rhonda Skidmore " <<a href="mailto:rhondaskid@twc.com">rhondaskid@twc.com</a>>, "Fricano, Scott D (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Scott.Fricano@ky.gov">Scott.Fricano@ky.gov</a>>, "Sharon Fields (Home) (<a href="mailto:sharon.fields1@outlook.com">sharon.fields1@outlook.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:sharon.fields1@outlook.com">sharon.fields1@outlook.com</a>>, "Shirley Stivers (<a href="mailto:sstivers77@gmail.com">sstivers77@gmail.com</a>)" <<a href="mailto:sstivers77@gmail.com">sstivers77@gmail.com</a>>, "Shirley Stivers (Work)" <<a href="mailto:sstivers@nkcac.org">sstivers@nkcac.org</a>>, Stephanie Sharp <<a href="mailto:stephaniesharp28@gmail.com">stephaniesharp28@gmail.com</a>>, "Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV)" <<a href="mailto:Stephen.Deeley@ky.gov">Stephen.Deeley@ky.gov</a>>, "Susan Ament (BGCB)" <<a href="mailto:susana@bcbky.org">susana@bcbky.org</a>>, "Theresa Thomas " <<a href="mailto:theresa@bcbky.org">theresa@bcbky.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:todde.stephens@windstream.net">todde.stephens@windstream.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:todde.stephens@windstream.net">todde.stephens@windstream.net</a>>, "Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)" <<a href="mailto:TwylaS.Hammons@ky.gov">TwylaS.Hammons@ky.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: Hadley's Business Venture Competition is Now Open for Your Customers</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Chuck Young [<a href="mailto:Chuck@Hadley.edu">mailto:Chuck@Hadley.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 02, 2015 12:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Hadley's Business Venture Competition is Now Open for Your Customers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">At the fall conference in Seattle, you heard me introduce our first-ever Business Venture Competition exclusively for people who are blind or visually impaired. Participants can win a cash award
of up to $10,000 to put towards the launch of a new business. We are now accepting applications for the competition. Winners will be awarded in May, 2016 in Chicago! The announcement is below. Please share this announcement and help us spread the word about
this exciting opportunity to vocational rehabilitation counselors and business consultants within your agency. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2016. Participants must be Hadley students, but only need to be enrolled in one business course to be
eligible. Please direct all questions relating to the competition to Colleen Wunderlich, Director, Forsythe Center for Employment and Entrepreneurship at: 847-784-2889 or
<a href="mailto:colleen@hadley.edu">colleen@hadley.edu</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you,</span><br>
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chuck Young, President</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eyes on the Prize:
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Hadley School for the Blind Wants to Back Your Business
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<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=20128017&msgid=799370&act=3TIX&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hadley.edu%2Ffce.asp">
Hadley School for the Blind’s Forsythe Center for Employment and Entrepreneurship</a> (FCE) was launched in 2011 to address the 70 to 80 percent un-and underemployment rate among Americans who are blind or visually impaired. Through this business education
program, Hadley, the largest provider of distance education to people who are blind and visually impaired worldwide, offers tuition-free courses to help prepare students for employment and entrepreneurship. Today, Hadley is announcing its inaugural
<a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=20128017&msgid=799370&act=3TIX&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2FNVC">
2016 New Venture Business Competition</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In the spirit of ABC’s hit show, Shark Tank, Hadley is inviting new, current or recent Forsythe Center students to submit their plans for a start up for a chance to win one of three cash awards for up to $10,000.
Entrants must have enrolled in at least one FCE module for consideration of their business plan. However, it’s not too late to become an FCE student and participate in the competition. New FCE students must provide proof of legal blindness from a physician
before enrolling in an FCE course. Participation and submission rules can be found at
<a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=20128017&msgid=799370&act=3TIX&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fhadley.edu%2Fnvc">
hadley.edu/NVC</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To enroll in the FCE, please visit
<a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=20128017&msgid=799370&act=3TIX&c=225701&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hadley.edu%2FFCE">
hadley.edu/FCE</a> or call Student Services at 800-526-9909.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“We are thrilled to be able to help support new businesses in this fun, exciting way,” said Colleen Wunderlich,Director, Hadley Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship. “Our students are so innovative and enthusiastic—I
look forward to learning what they have in mind.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Contestants will need to move quickly, though, as the entry period ends when the clock strikes 11:59 pm CST on Feb. 15, 2016. Winners will be recognized and receive their awards at the 2016 Business Leadership
and Superior Training (BLAST) Conference in Chicago, May 17-20, 2016.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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