Events Preview: Start Fest, HBD Village Square
April 7, 2016 | Andrea Essner
There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you.
WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW
Start Fest
When: April 8 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: KCKCC Technical Education Center
It is time for KCKCC’s Innovation Summit specifically for Makers, Fabbers, and Designers! $5,000 to be invested, equipment to giveaway, CBIZ is offering over $2,000 of professional services, and so much more!
Village Square Second Fridays
When: April 8 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
Village Square is turning 1 so we’re celebrating with pizza and cake for all! This event is BYOB – we’ll have a cooler in the back for a beer swap.
CoderDojoKC
When: April 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: Google Fiber
A free way for kids to learn to code in the Kansas City area. Mentor powered and technology driven.
Innovate KC
When: April 9
Where: Think Big
At Innovate Today we host innovation competitions for college students (Or extremely ambitious high school students). These students are challenged to create a feasible, sustainable business idea in under 12 hours.
Founder Night Out
When: April 12 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Granfalloon
If you have a startup idea or idea-stage company and you are interested in the Founder Institute program, then join us for the Founder Night Out.
SEED Law Community Office Hours
When: April 13 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Where: Blue Hills Contractor Incubator
Have business law questions? SEED Law is taking its show on the road to better serve entrepreneurs and business owners in all parts of the metro area. SEED Law will offer rotating community office hours at a different location every Wednesday afternoon to better serve each geographic area.
The Lean Lab’s Innovation Workshop
When: April 15 – April 16
Where: Think Big Coworking
Build the Future of KC Schools. Let The Lean Lab show you how. In this 1.5 day workshop, learn how to take popular innovation frameworks and use them to become a teacher of the future who shifts mindsets and creates solutions.
ONGOING EVENTS
Don’t miss out on the events that happen every week at the same time, in the same place.
Code for America Hack Night @ Sprint Accelerator
Mondays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
1 Million Cups @ Kauffman Foundation, Lawrence & KC Live Stream
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Coworking Wednesdays @ ECJC
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hammerspace Open House @ Hammerspace
Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
LOOKING AHEAD
Startup Weekend EDU
When: April 29 – May 1
Where: Think Big Coworking
Startup Weekend Education (SWEDU) brings together people of all skillsets and experience levels to collaboratively launch tools, schools and learning spaces that reimagine the future of school and education more broadly.
Gigabit City Summit
When: May 16 – May 18, 2016
Where: UMKC Bloch School
Register now for early bird special! A three-day learning and networking opportunity exclusively designed for leaders in current and emerging Gigabit Cities.
To see the full calendar, click here.
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