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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.

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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.

Starting a Business? These KC Classes and Workshops Have Everything You Need

Plan, launch and succeed with entrepreneurial courses from KCSourceLink Resource Partners.

Meet ScaleUP! Kansas City's 12th Cohort of 18 Scaling Business Owners

ScaleUP! KC cohort 12 features 18 entrepreneurs across the Kansas City metro.

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They’ve Got the Tech Ideas and Funding. They Just Need You

Comeback KC Ventures has 20 ideas for KC tech entrepreneurs. Found your own startup and learn how to get funding.

Start a Tech Startup and Find Funding with These KC Classes and Resources

These Kansas City startup resources can help you plan and pitch, test and triumph.

Digital Sandbox KC Closes Out 2021 with 6 More Startups on Its Funding Roster

Meet the next six Kansas City companies to receive Digital Sandbox KC early-project funding.

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3 Pandemic Lessons That Entrepreneurs Are Taking with Them into 2022

The pandemic changed how entrepreneurs do business. See what you can learn from three small business owners to make your business stronger in 2022.

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Legal and Accounting Tips New Business Owners Wished They Knew Sooner

Chris Brown of Pixel Law and Meghan Hovee of Hovee CPA have some legal and accounting pro tips for new small business owners.

Local gifts from Kansas City small businesses

Buy Local and Find the Perfect KC Gifts for Your Customers, Clients and Employees

These Kansas City local small businesses will make shopping for your employees and clients easy.

Isaac Lee Collins, Yogurtini, ScaleUP! Kansas City

How KC's Yogurtini Founder Scaled His Businesses to Give Back during COVID

Isaac Lee Collins leveraged what he learned in ScaleUP! KC to transform Yogurtini and start a consulting business during the pandemic.

KC Startups Created More Jobs in 2020 Than in Any of the Previous 5 Years

The latest KC jobs data highlights several upward trends for small businesses during the pandemic.

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