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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

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

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.

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

06JulJuly 6, 2018

5 Marketing Tips Every Small Business Should Know

Every business has to market itself. These five tips could change how you market yours.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Marketing/Sales, Shop Local, Women and Businessaudience, business coach kansas city, business coach kc, business coaching, business mentor, business mentor in kansas city, business mentor in kc, coach, creative businesses, creative entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Community, handmade, maker, maker fair, maker faire, maker space, marketing, marketing for small business, marketing help, marketing help in kansas city, marketing help in kc, marketing kansas city, marketing strategies, mentor, product, small business0 Comments

25JunJune 25, 2018

Barber Shop on Wheels Gets KC Entrepreneur on the Road, out of Corporate America

Bess Lamoreux worked in corporate America for more than decade before leaving her job to pursue her entrepreneurial vision: a barber shop on wheels.

By Kyle SmithBusiness Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Marketing/Sales, Microenterprise, Startup, Women and Business1 million cups kc, box truck barber, business feasibility, entrepreneurship in Kansas City, funding, kcinvested, marketing, Microenterprise, starting a business in kansas city, Startup, UMKC SBTDC, Urban Business Growth Initiative0 Comments

04JunJune 4, 2018

How a KC Entrepreneur Larry Carr Rebuilt His Business by Learning When to Say ‘No’

Larry Carr teamed up with a friend to start his entrepreneurial journey in construction, but building success didn't come easy.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Startupbuild a business team, class for entrepreneurs, construction, construction contractors, Entrepreneurial Community, Growth Mentoring Service, growth programs for businesses, How to Build a Profitable Business, how to grow a business, Innovation-Led, learning resources, Main Street, marketing, outsourcing, ScaleUP, scaleup kansas city, ScaleUP KC, Startup0 Comments

04JunJune 4, 2018

Giant Steps: Ups, Downs of Shoe Store Primed KC Entrepreneur for Business Coaching

Jill Hathaway is an entrepreneur-turned-business-coach who learned firsthand that a plan for growth isn’t one size fits all.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Second Stage, Startup, Women and BusinessBranding, business coaching, business growth, business growth in Kansas City, diabetes, Entrepreneurial Community, entrepreneurs in action, entrepreneurs in kansas, entrepreneurs in kansas city, Innovation-Led, jill hathaway, kansas city business, location, Main Street, marketing, mentor in kansas city, mentoring for small business, pedorthist, sales, ScaleUP, scaleup kansas city, ScaleUP KC, scaling a business, Second Stage, shoe, small business, small business bootcamp, Startup, startup lessons, UMKC Innovation Center, UMKC Small Business and Technology Development Center0 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

04AprApril 4, 2018

Ready to Scale: How Cambrian Grew their Tech Business

Heather was a scientist before she became COO at Cambrian. When it came time to become a "business person," she turned to ScaleUP! Kansas City.

By Kyle SmithBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurs in Action, Innovation-Led, Second Stage, Startup, Women and BusinessCambrian, finance, heather spalding, Hiring, Innovation-Led, Kansas City entrepreneurs, kansas city small business, LaunchKC, marketing, payroll, programming, scaleup kansas city, Second Stage, second stage business, selling to customers, Startup, tech business, tech business in kansas city, We Create KC0 Comments