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Manufacturing supports one in six private sector jobs. #GrowFrankfort

The average annual wages for manufacturing jobs in Franklin County are $66,664. #GrowFrankfort

Come to Bourbon Street on Broadway, in Frankfort, KY on September 30 at 6:00 p.m.. Prepare to be enchanted as we transform Broadway Street with performances from aerialists to fire eaters, street dining and live musicians. Bourbon on the Banks Festival, September 30 - October 1.

Only 9% of entrepreneurs have a Bachelor’s Degree in business. According to entrepreneurship data, 32% of small business owners have only taken a couple of business classes, while most (46%) don’t have any form of business education. #GrowFrankfort

83.1% of US business owners started their companies. In the true entrepreneurial spirit, 83.1% of owners built their companies from scratch. A significantly smaller percentage (11.3%) purchased their businesses, while 7.2% inherited them or received them as gifts. #GrowFrankfort

30% of entrepreneurs only have a high school degree. It may seem surprising, but almost a third of all small business owners never got any further than high school. This may offer reassurance to young people who are worried they won’t accomplish anything without going to college.

15 million Americans are full-time self-employed. These entrepreneurial statistics from FreshBooks underscore a significant shift towards independent work. According to a separate study from Intuit’s QuickBooks, 28.2% of American workers had some form of self-employment in 2019.

The busiest day of the year for restaurants is Mother’s Day. #GrowFrankfort

The first cookbook was written on clay tables, dating back to 1700 BC. #GrowFrankfort

The traditional concept of bars can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome. Throughout cities and the countryside, taverns began serving alcoholic beverages with food to travelers. #GrowFrankfort

The United States has the highest minimum drinking age in the world. #GrowFrankfort

Alcoholic beverages have been produced for over 12,000 years. #GrowFrankfort

Subway was founded by 17-year-old, Fred DeLuca when he asked a family friend how to pay for college tuition. The friend offered an idea to open a submarine sandwich shop and an initial $1,000 investment. #GrowFrankfort

Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders was never an official colonel. #GrowFrankfort

Starbucks sells four million beverages every day. #GrowFrankfort

Because of Happy Meals, McDonald's is the largest toy distributor in the world. #GrowFrankfort

10% of the nation's workforce is employed in a restaurant. #GrowFrankfort

Pre-pandemic, nearly 15 million Americans worked in restaurants. #GrowFrankfort

Annual fast-food revenue in the US is $110 Billion.

Peyton Manning bought 21 Papa Johns locations in Colorado in 2012, right before the state's vote to legalize marijuana. Since its passing, sales in some stores have doubled. #GrowFrankfort