{"id":10328,"date":"2025-06-17T10:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/?p=10328"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:12:10","slug":"meet-2025-power-to-prosper-participant-curtis-l-nelson-iii-ed-d-l-c-s-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/general\/meet-2025-power-to-prosper-participant-curtis-l-nelson-iii-ed-d-l-c-s-w\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET 2025 POWER TO PROSPER PARTICIPANT: CURTIS L. NELSON III, Ed.D., L.C.S.W."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Power to Prosper Accelerator is all about giving businesses the skills and connections they need to move to the next level and grow here in Greater Louisville. The accelerator, valued at $15,000 per individual, is offered free to participants through the generous funding of Papa Johns and Suntory Global Spirits. This program teaches business owners critical business skills like development strategies, strategic planning, financial management skills, marketing &amp; sales, human resources, how to access capital, and how to contract with the government and major corporations.<\/p>\n<h2>CURTIS L. NELSON III, Ed.D., L.C.S.W.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10329  alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-600x458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-600x458.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-1200x916.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Curtis-Nelson-III-1-2048x1563.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your business name?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bluegrass Counseling Associates, LLC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tell us about what your business does.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides quality behavioral health services, individual psychotherapy, targeted case management, and community support associate services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What inspired you to join the Power to Prosper program?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I viewed the program as having the ability to provide business management information and practical methods conducive to enhancing my agency&#8217;s overall operations and sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where do you see your business in the next 5 to 10 years? How do you believe the Power to Prosper program will help you in reaching those long-term goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My agency will implement newly identified behavioral health services and expand its services to focus more on servicing adult populations. Through such efforts and by maintaining our commitment to providing quality and impactful behavioral health services, our agency will remain sustainable and beneficial to the clients we serve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite thing about living and doing business in Louisville?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Louisville is a city with culture of good people and laden with various development opportunities. As such, my favorite thing about doing business here is that cultural blend mixing as a southern state with northern and eastern state nuances that make it unique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Power to Prosper Accelerator is all about giving businesses the skills and connections they need to move to the next level and grow here in Greater Louisville. 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