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29JanJanuary 29, 2020

Sink or Swim? 6 Tips to Survive Your First Year as a Kansas City Small Business

A pair of entrepreneurs reveal what you need to survive your first year as a small business.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Startup, Women and Businessbe an entrepreneur, burnout, cash flow, cost of goods, entrepreneur kc, entrepreneurship kansas city, entrepreneurship kc, expenses, how to be an entrepreneur, how to start a business, how to start a business in kansas city, how to start a business in kc, Innovation-Led, Main Street, margins, Microenterprise, revenue, sales, small business finance, small business financials, small business survival, Small Business Tips, start a business, start a business kansas city, start a business kc, start a kansas city business, start a kc business, Startup0 Comments

05JunJune 5, 2019

Are You Watching Your COGS? If not, It Could Cost Your Small Business

Wring the most out of every sales dollar and learn how to measure and leverage cost of goods sold, or COGS, for your Kansas City small business

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Funding and Finances, Main Street, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Second Stage, Startup, Women and Businessbusiness strategy, business strategy margin, COGS, cost of goods sold, cost of labor, cost of materials, fixed cost, get more from sales, get the most out of sales, gross profit, how to increase gross profit, increase gross profit, Main Street, margin, margin by industry, margin small business, Microenterprise, monitor margin, negotiate supplier, overhead, percentage of margin, product, purchase, purchasing, reduce costs, rent, salary, sales, sales dollar, sales mix, Second Stage, service, small business gross profit, small business sales, supplier, things you buy, variable cost, vendor, wage, wages you pay0 Comments

05AprApril 5, 2019

KCSourceLink Releases 6th ‘We Create KC’ Report on Kansas City Entrepreneurship

See how connectivity, capital, talent, innovation, awareness and corporate engagement are propelling Kansas City toward becoming the most entrepreneurial city in America.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Community, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Funding and Finances, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Multicultural Entrepreneurs, Networking, Nonprofit Development, Second Stage, Shop Local, Startup, Women and Businessadvance entrepreneurship, early stage investment, Entrepreneurial Community, entrepreneurship kansas city, financial resources, gigi the vegan, gigi's kale chips, how many jobs kc startups, how to sell a food product, how to sell a product, how to start a business, how to start a consulting business, how to start a main street busiiness, how to support entrepreneurs, how to support entrepreneurship, Innovation-Led, jobs created by kc startup, kansas city capital, kansas city entrepreneur, Kansas City entrepreneurship, kansas city startup, kc capital, kc entrepreneur, KC entrepreneurship, kc startup, kc startup jobs created, kcinvested, kcsourcelink we create, kcsourcelink wecreate, Main Street, marketing, mentor, mentor kc, Mentoring, mentoring kc, Microenterprise, nonprofit development, percentage of startup jobs kc startups, sales, Second Stage, serial entrepreneur, Startup, startup assistance, startup job creation, state of Kansas City entrepreneurship, state of kc entrepreneurship, support entrepreneurs, support kc entrepreneurship, support kc eship, We Create KC, we create kc 2019, we create kc year 6, wecreate, wecreate kc, WeCreateKC, zafar, zafar kc, zafar salon0 Comments

20MarMarch 20, 2019

These KC Women Entrepreneurs Are Getting Worldwide Recognition

Learn more about the women who are making waves in Kansas City business and getting global recognition.

By David CawthonBusiness Growth, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Second Stage, Women and Businessbartunek group, Enterprising Women, Enterprising Women 2019 winners, Enterprising Women 2019 winners kc, Enterprising Women Kansas City, Enterprising Women magazine, enterprising women of the year, enterprising women of the year 2019, Enterprising Women winners, janelle burlin, jeri kling, kansas city missouri, kc women business leaders, kcinvested, KCMO, kjb packaging, new horizons, overland park, sales, select sites, sheryl vickers, stephanie isaacson, women entrepreneur kansas city, women entrepreneurship kc, womens entrepreneurship0 Comments

12FebFebruary 12, 2019

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, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, Startup1 Million Cups, 1mc kansas city, 1mc kc, 1mckc, ad, Ads, application, apply, business finance basics, business finances, business law, business pitch, create a business website, digital, e-verify, ecommerce, Entrepreneurial Community, everify, finance basics, finances, fintech, game, grow your business team, hire, how to get funding, how to market your business, how to market your business online, how to pitch, how to pitch to investors, how to win federal grants, Innovation-Led, internet marketing, interview, job candidate, kansas city business calendar, kansas city events, KCSourceLink, legal, legal advice, legal for small business, Main Street, market online, marketing, marketing your business on social media, maximize sales, Microenterprise, online business, sales, seo, Shop Local, Shop Local KC, shoplocal kc, ShopLocalKC, small business events, small business marketing, social media marketing, sourcelink, Startup, startup law, startup sales strategy, where to shop local in kc0 Comments

28JanJanuary 28, 2019

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, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, Startup1 Million Cups, 1mc kansas city, 1mc kc, 1mckc, application, apply, business finance basics, business finances, business law, computer, Cybersecurity, demo day, digital, ecommerce, Entrepreneurial Community, finance basics, finances, fintech, game, grow your business team, hire, how to make a wordpress site, how to pitch, how to pitch to investors, how to use wordpress, how to win federal grants, how to win grant money, Innovation-Led, interview, invention, job candidate, kansas city business calendar, kansas city events, kc startup watchlist, KCSourceLink, legal, legal advice, legal for small business, Main Street, marketing, maximize sales, Microenterprise, online business, patent, sales, small business events, small business legal, small business sales, sourcelink, startland, startland news, Startup, startup law, startup sales strategy, startup watch list0 Comments

11DecDecember 11, 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, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, Startupapplication, apply, business finance basics, business finances, business law, computer, Cybersecurity, demo day, digital, ecommerce, Entrepreneurial Community, finance basics, finances, fintech, hire, how to make a wordpress site, how to pitch, how to pitch to investors, how to use wordpress, Innovation-Led, interview, invention, inventors center of kansas city, job candidate, kansas city business calendar, kansas city events, KCSourceLink, legal, legal advice, legal for small business, Main Street, marketing, Microenterprise, mid continent public library, onboard, online business, patent, sales, SCORE, small business events, small business legal, small business sales, sourcelink, square one small business services, Startup, startup law, startup sales strategy, wordpress0 Comments

26NovNovember 26, 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, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, Startupapplication, apply, computer, Cybersecurity, digital, ecommerce, Entrepreneurial Community, hire, how to pitch, how to pitch to investors, Innovation-Led, interview, invention, inventors center of kansas city, job candidate, kansas city business calendar, kansas city events, KCSourceLink, legal advice, legal for small business, Main Street, marketing, Microenterprise, mid continent public library, onboard, online business, patent, sales, SCORE, small business events, small business legal, small business sales, sourcelink, square one small business services, Startup, startup sales strategy0 Comments

06NovNovember 6, 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, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, 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

22OctOctober 22, 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, Innovation-Led, Main Street, Microenterprise, Networking, 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