Kansas City Entrepreneurship News

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Kansas City Chiefs fans at the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, Missouri Business Growth, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Funding and Finances, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Second Stage, Startup, Women and Business

Beyond Touchdowns: How Chiefs Wins Drive Economic Prosperity in Kansas City

When the Chiefs win, so does Kansas City. To win another Super Bowl title this year — the fourth in franchise...

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Having Small Business Finance Trouble? These 5 Tips Will Keep You on Track

Most new year’s resolutions are long forgotten by now. But there’s still time to make sure you’re starting 2024 off...

Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Startup

KC Area Startup Ronawk Has an Innovation That Could Change Biotech

The story of Overland Park, Kansas-based biotechnology startup Ronawk began almost a decade ago when A.J. Mellott and Heather Decker found...

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3 Instagram Tips for Your Business, Plus a #Secret No One Is Talking about

Guest blog by Kelsey Webb, founder of Rayn Social Instagram has become a powerful platform for businesses and for selling...

Digital Sandbox Q4 2023 awardees Business Growth, Entrepreneurs in Action, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Startup, Technology, Uncategorized, Women and Business

Digital Sandbox KC Funds 9 Startups, Accelerating Technology, Health Care Innovations

Digital Sandbox KC has announced it has accepted nine new startups into its program. These diverse startups will receive crucial...

Stylist Talicia Black and Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco Business Growth, Entrepreneurs in Action, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Shop Local, Startup, Uncategorized, Women and Business

A Kansas City Stylist’s Journey to Do Chiefs Player Isiah Pacheco’s Hair

Entrepreneurs follow wild dreams. Loctician Talicia Black is no exception — and her wild dream of doing the hair of...

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7 Steps to Prep Your Small Business or Side Hustle for the New Year

Out with the old, in with the new? Not so fast. Before you ring in the new year, make sure...

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Classes and Workshops to Help You Start Your Business or Side Hustle in 2024

Why start the year off with another resolution about going to the gym? Make 2024 the year you finally start...