UMKC Innovation Center partners with the university and the community to spark and sustain entrepreneurial efforts within our region and across the country.

KCSourceLink connects KC entrepreneurs to the right resource at the right time.

MOSourceLink connects Missouri entrepreneurs to the right resource at the right time.

Whiteboard2Boardroom connects entrepreneurs and businesses to technologies available for licensing.

Digital Sandbox KC provides early-stage proof-of-concept support for digital products.

Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Center provides technical assistance to startup and existing businesses.

ScaleUP! Kansas City helps businesses with revenues around $200K scale toward their first $1 million.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers helps local businesses obtain government contracts.

KCInvestED helps investors learn more about investing in KC startups.

SourceLink® helps communities nationwide build vibrant and vital entrepreneurial ecosystems.
UMKC Innovation Center
UMKC Innovation Center

List Your Kansas City Small Business on the New, Updated BuyKC Directory

Get your business listed on buykc.org, a directory of locally owned KC small businesses.
Read more

Kansas City Entrepreneurship News

Keeyoung Kim, chef-owner of Chingu
Kansas City entrepreneurs
Six Kansas City entrepreneurs who have hiring strategies
Jeff Wigh of Bryght Labs and Jonaie Johnson of Interplay
A job candidate is interviewed by employers
Digital Sandbox KC Q4 2022 Awardees
Office workers gather around a table
A mini shopping card filled with money next to a laptop
A guitarist crowd-surfs while playing electric guitar
A pointer hovers over the word
   

Interested in writing for or sharing your story with KCSourceLink? We welcome queries from Kansas City-based entrepreneurs and companies. Review our guidelines and fill out our guest blog form.