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How Crowdfunding Bolstered This KC Entrepreneur's New Restaurant amid Unexpected Challenges

Kansas City entrepreneur Keeyoung Kim of Sura Eats and Chingu shares his seven-year journey of starting and growing his food businesses through partnerships and community support.

How Crowdfunding Bolstered This KC Entrepreneur's New Restaurant amid Unexpected Challenges

Kansas City entrepreneur Keeyoung Kim of Sura Eats and Chingu shares his seven-year journey of starting and growing his food businesses through partnerships and community support.

Kansas City 2023 Enterprising Women of the Year awardees

4 Kansas City Entrepreneurs Win Coveted 'Enterprising Women of the Year' Award

Meet the four Kansas City-area women selected as Enterprising Women of the Year.

Unwitting Entrepreneur Leverages Comeback KC Ventures to Help More People with Obesity

See how Courtney Younglove become an Kansas City entrepreneur when she leveraged an opportunity from UMKC's Technology Venture Studios.

Meet the Latest 4 Early-Stage Startups to Land $20K in Sandbox Project Funding

These four Sandbox companies represent digital solutions around help for supply chain issues, sports education, people with disabilities and mental health.

How to Hire Good Employees and Boost Your Recruitment Strategy, According to 6 KC Entrepreneurs

Hear from six Kansas City entrepreneurs about the secrets, tips and tricks to hiring and retaining the best employees.

2 KC Entrepreneurs Show You How to Run a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

KC entrepreneurs Jeff Wigh of Bryght Labs and Jonaie Johnson of Interplay reveal their tips and tricks for creating a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Dr. Sejun Song of MOSAIC and Dr. Ye Wang of Ai2Insight

Comeback KC Ventures Announces 2 University Technologies to Receive Support for COVID-19 Innovations

Meet the final two research teams that are receiving support through Comeback KC Ventures.

5 KC-Area Startups Receive Digital Sandbox KC Early-Stage Project Funding for Q4 2022

Meet the five latest KC innovations to receive early-stage project support from Digital Sandbox KC.

12 KC Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Turned Their Dreams into a Business

Explore how these Kansas City small business owners and entrepreneurs got started and what keeps them going.

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