Tag - UMKC Innovation Center

New Competition Awards $30K in Total Micro-Grants to 16 Alums of KC Business Program

Sixteen early-stage entrepreneurs and very small businesses were awarded a total of $30,000 in cash prizes in a new micro-grant competition.

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Meet the Latest 4 Companies to Land Digital Sandbox KC Early-Stage Project Funds

Digital Sandbox KC continues to award selected startups with early-project funding as coronavirus and COVID-19 rattle the small business world.

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Low- and No-Cost Classes to Help You Start, Grow Your Business in KC’s Urban Core

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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Jill Meyer Tapped for New Position to Lead UMKC Innovation Center Tech as KC Tech Sector Grows

Jill Meyer will lead the UMKC Innovation Center's current early-venture initiatives, including Digital Sandbox KC, Whiteboard2Boardroom, KCInvestED and SBIR/STTR programs.

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How Digital Sandbox KC Is Helping Startups Shape Careers for the Next Generation

See how Digital Sandbox KC helped these four Kansas City startups shape careers and opportunities for the next generation.

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NEW: Digital Sandbox Made Big Strides with Some Amazing Startups in 2019

See how many jobs Digital Sandbox KC companies have created. Plus follow-on investment, sales and much more in the 2018 report.

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See How Digital Sandbox KC Companies Scaled as the Program Grew in 2018

See how many jobs Digital Sandbox KC companies have created. Plus follow-on investment, sales and much more in the 2018 report.

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ScaleUP! Kansas City Reveals 8th Cohort of Business Owners

Meet the next 17 ScaleUP! KC companies that will get the community, confidence and curriculum they need to accelerate their businesses and jump-start revenue growth.

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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.

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Whiteboard2Boardroom Accelerates Innovations for Commercialization

W2B identifies homegrown innovations from research institutions and matches them with entrepreneurs who can take them to market. Here are three such stories.

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