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08AugAugust 8, 2018

Want to Start or Grow a Business in KC’s Urban Core? Apply for a UBGI Scholarship Now

These courses will help you take your business to the next level and offer scholarships for top-tier, low-cost business education.

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08AugAugust 8, 2018

Build Your Own Business Plan with This Step-by-Step Outline

It's one of the most important business documents you'll create. And we outline exactly what goes into one.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Legal Issues, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Nonprofit Development, Startup3 year plan, 5 year plan, address, appendix, apply for a loan, bank, bargaining, business description, business owner, business plan, business plan example, business plan examples, business plan how to write, business plan outline, business plan sample, business plan template, business planning, business plans, business proposal example, business type, communications, competition, Contingencies, Continuity, cover page, customer persona, customers, email, example of business proposal, executive summary, Exit Planning, exit strategy, financial projections, forms of business organization, free business plan template, funding, getting funding, Goals, how to write a business plan, Innovation-Led, insurance, Kansas City, kansas city business plan, kc, kc business plan, kc sourcelink, kcsource, KCSourceLink, labor, legal, legal environment, legal structure, lenders, library, LLC, Main Street, Management, market analysis, marketing, marketing plan, Microenterprise, money management, naics code, objective, operational plan, organization, owners, partnership, phone number, planning, products, products and services, projection, research, risk, sales, services, sole propriertorship, sourcelink, Startup, strategic plan, strengths, success, suppliers, table of contents, target market, weakenesses, what is a business plan0 Comments

06AugAugust 6, 2018

How to Test if Your Business Idea Will Sink or Swim

This is what you need to do to to figure out if the market has enough room for one more business: yours.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Nonprofit Development, Startup.com, .edu, .net, .org, business idea, business librarian, business plan, customer experience, customer persona, database, demographics, Entrepreneurial Community, financially solvent, gap, industry analysis, Innovation-Led, internet research, johnson county library, Kansas City Public Library, kcinvested, library, location of target market, Main Street, make money, market analysis, market feasibility, market feasibility analysis, marketing, meet a business need, meet need, Microenterprise, mid continent public library, need, price war, primary source, product, profit, reliable source, risk, secondary source, service, size of target market, solvent, start a business, start a business in kansas city, start a business in kc, Startup, successful business plan, target customer, test business plan, typical customer, unique value proposition, will my business plan work0 Comments

26JulJuly 26, 2018

5 Things Banks Look for When You Apply for a Small-Business Loan

If you're thinking about apply for a small-business loan, consider these five vital questions before you head to the bank.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Shop Local, Startupassets, bank loan, banking, borrower, business coach, business plan, capacity, capital, cash flow, cashflow, character, classes, collateral, conditions, credit, credit score, credit services, credit services kansas city, credit union, Entrepreneurial Community, expenses, finance, finances, financial crisis, growth, Innovation-Led, interest rate, Kansas City Public Library, kcinvested, lender, library, liquidate, loan, local bank, Main Street, mentor, Microenterprise, mid continent public library, net profit, payments, plan, planning, profit, recession, risk, sba loan, sba loan kansas city, SBDC, SBTDC, SCORE, Second Stage, small business administration loan, small business bank, small business lenders in kansas city, small business lending, Startup0 Comments

24JulJuly 24, 2018

4 Hacks to Help Your Business Hire and Retain the Right Talent

Hiring ain't easy. But these expert tips can help you nab that awesome employee — and help them grow in your business.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Startupbest interview questions, character, employee, Entrepreneurial Community, first hire, glassdoor, hire better employees, hire better workers, hire kansas city, hire kc, Hiring, hiring as a small business, hiring tips, how to hire, how to hire in kansas city, how to hire the best employee, how to hire the best worker, how to retain employees, how to retain workers, indeed, Innovation-Led, job sites, KCSourceLink, Main Street, marketing, Microenterprise, personal growth, prescreen, professional growth, Second Stage, skills, skype, small business hiring, startland news, Startup, video interview, worker0 Comments

24JulJuly 24, 2018

This Week: Classes and Events to Grow Your Kansas City Business

Grab your business calendar. Network Builder Jenny Miller recommends these events and classes to grow your Kansas City business or startup.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Networking, Shop Local, Startupapplication, apply, class open a restaurant, computer, Cybersecurity, digital, Digital Sandbox KC, Entrepreneurial Community, entrepreneurship conference, GEWKC, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program, how to open a restaurant, Innovation-Led, invention, inventors center of kansas city, kansas city business calendar, kansas city events, KCSourceLink, Main Street, marketing, Microenterprise, mid continent public library, Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center – Kansas City, open a restaurant in kansas city, patent, sales, small business events, small business sales, sourcelink, Startup, startup sales strategy, summer in the sand0 Comments

20JulJuly 20, 2018

How a KCSourceLink Network Navigator Can Help Your Business Idea Scale Mountains

Want to start or grow your business? You never have to do it alone. Let a KCSourceLink Network Navigator show you the path.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Networking, Startup, Women and Businessbusiness idea, business outline, business plan, business resource in Kansas City, Business Resources, Entrepreneurial Community, how to start a business, kansas city business calendar, kansas city calendar, kansas city entrepreneurial community, KCSourceLink, leslie walton, Microenterprise, network navigator, personal action plan, resource partners, Resource Rail, start a business in kansas city, starting business, Startup0 Comments

17JulJuly 17, 2018

Should You Hire an Employee or a Contractor? The Difference Is Vital

When hiring for your business, carefully consider if you need an employee or an independent contractor. The differences are important.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Innovation-Led, Legal Issues, Main Street, Microenterprise, Second Stage, Startup, Tax Planningbenefits, best option, cheap, contractor vs employee, copyright, cost, firing, hire a contractor or employee, Hiring, hours, Innovation-Led, intellectual property, IRS, least expensive, legal, less expensive, Main Street, Microenterprise, money, Second Stage, small business hiring, Startup, taxing, termination, termination rights, workspace0 Comments

11JulJuly 11, 2018

Losing His 9-to-5 Job Inspired Dave Dalton to Build a Community for Creatives

Overcoming setbacks inspired Dave Dalton's business idea: to bring creatives and inventors of all disciplines together under one roof.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurs in Action, Main Street, Microenterprise, Second Stage, Shop Local, Startup3d printing, blacksmith, carpenter, cnc machine, computer programming, dave dalton, engineering, Entrepreneurial Community, forge, hammerspace, how to start a business, how to start a business in kansas city, how to start a business in missouri, inventor space, inventor workshop, laser press, Main Street, maker, makerspace, makerspaces in kansas city, manufacturing, metalworking, Microenterprise, relocating a business, Second Stage, Startup, tools for inventors, tools for makers, welding, where to build in kansas city, where to create in kansas city, wood working, woodworking, zoning0 Comments

10JulJuly 10, 2018

This Week: Classes and Events to Grow Your Kansas City Business

Grab your business calendar. Network Navigator Leslie Walton recommends these events and classes to grow your Kansas City business or startup.

Main Street

Want to Start or Grow a Business in KC’s Urban Core? Apply for a UBGI Scholarship Now

Build Your Own Business Plan with This Step-by-Step Outline

How to Test if Your Business Idea Will Sink or Swim

5 Things Banks Look for When You Apply for a Small-Business Loan

4 Hacks to Help Your Business Hire and Retain the Right Talent

This Week: Classes and Events to Grow Your Kansas City Business

How a KCSourceLink Network Navigator Can Help Your Business Idea Scale Mountains

Should You Hire an Employee or a Contractor? The Difference Is Vital

Losing His 9-to-5 Job Inspired Dave Dalton to Build a Community for Creatives

This Week: Classes and Events to Grow Your Kansas City Business

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