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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

31JulJuly 31, 2018

4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from Coworking Spaces

Coworking has its benefits—especially for nonprofits.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Entrepreneurial Community, Microenterprise, Networking, Nonprofit Development, Startupbenefits of coworking, community, cost, coworking for businesses, coworking in kansas city, coworking in kc, coworking space for nonprofit, Entrepreneurial Community, happy, kansas city coworking, kc, kc cowork, kc coworking spaces, Microenterprise, mood, negatives of coworking, network, nonprofit coworking, productivity, should nonprofits cowork, solopreneur, Startup, where to cowork in kansas city, where to cowork in kc, who should cowork0 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

16JulJuly 16, 2018

Nonprofits Have to Make Money (Besides Donations); So How Do They Do It?

What's the No. 1 way nonprofits make money? It's not through donations.

By David CawthonEntrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Funding and Finances, Nonprofit DevelopmentEntrepreneurial Community, how do nonprofits make money, nonprofit, nonprofit development, nonprofit funding0 Comments

10JulJuly 10, 2018

How a Paralegal-Turned-Etsy-Seller Grew an Entrepreneurial Community for Creatives in KC

Community builder and maker Katie Mabry van Dieren saw the Kansas City climate was ripe for growing a real-world community of makers.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, Nonprofit Development, Shop Local, Startup, Women and Businesscraft fair, Entrepreneurial Community, etsy, found a nonprofit in kansas city, how to found a nonprofit in kansas city, indie craft fair, kansas city craft fair, kansas city crafts, kansas city creatives, kansas city makers, kansas city racial divide, kc nonprofit, Made in KC, Main Street, maker, makers in kansas city, makers in kc, makerspace, Microenterprise, sell online, Shop Local, Startup, strawberry swing, troost avenue, troost market collective0 Comments

15JunJune 15, 2018

Open Call for Events: Entrepreneurs Want to Learn from YOU during #GEWKC

You've got something valuable to share with entrepreneurs. Send us your idea for Global Entrepreneurship Week KC.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Innovation-Led, International Ties, Investor Education, Legal Issues, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Networking, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Shop Local, Startup, Tax Planning, Women and Business2018, business advice, business class, business expert, business mentor, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurship, GEWKC, Global Entrepreneurship Week, how to grow a business, how to grow a business in kc, how to start a business, how to start a business in kansas city, how to start a business in kc, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Second Stage, Startup0 Comments

25MayMay 25, 2018

3 Nonprofits That Are Building a Better Kansas City

Support Kansas City will recognize three nonprofits with an Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership award.

By David CawthonEntrepreneurial Community, Nonprofit Developmentcommunity, debra box, economy, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial Community, fire foundation, harvesters, Kansas City, KCSourceLink, leader, metropolitan organization to counter sexual assault, mosca, nonprofit, not for profit, Support kc, virginia eubanks0 Comments

16MayMay 16, 2018

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

Grab your business calendar—recommended events and classes for growing your Kansas City-based business or startup from network navigator, Leslie Walton.

By jennymillerBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Networking, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Startup, Women and Businessblue springs chamber of commerce, ecommerce business, handmade, Innovation-Led, liberty area chamber of commerce, Main Street, marketing, Microenterprise, Multicultural Business Coalition, Nonprofit Connect, retail businesses, score kansas city, small business in kansas city, small business marketing, square one small business, Startup0 Comments

28AprApril 28, 2018

Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit Brings 200+ Ecosystem Builders to Kansas City

More than 200 economic developers and entrepreneurship ecosystem builders from around the nation gathered in KC to discuss the future of Entrepreneurship on the Edges.

By Sarah MoteBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Startupbusiness in kansas city, center for rural entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Community, entrepreneurial ecosystem builder, Entrepreneurship, federal reserve of kansas city, growing entrepreneurial communities summit, inclusion, Innovation-Led, Kauffman Foundation, Main Street, Microenterprise, networking in kansas city, rural entrepreneurship, Second Stage, sourcelink, Startup, urban entrepreneurship, We Create KC0 Comments

Nonprofit Development

How to Test if Your Business Idea Will Sink or Swim

4 Ways Nonprofits Can Benefit from Coworking Spaces

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

Nonprofits Have to Make Money (Besides Donations); So How Do They Do It?

How a Paralegal-Turned-Etsy-Seller Grew an Entrepreneurial Community for Creatives in KC

Open Call for Events: Entrepreneurs Want to Learn from YOU during #GEWKC

3 Nonprofits That Are Building a Better Kansas City

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

Growing Entrepreneurial Communities Summit Brings 200+ Ecosystem Builders to Kansas City

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