Events Preview: Happy Thanksgiving!
November 21, 2016 | Meghan LeVota
There are a plethora of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter, or curious community member — we recommend these upcoming events for you.
Weekly Events Preview
KC Roundtable
When: Nov. 24, 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Where: Eggtc
KC Roundtable is in existence to provide 20 and 30-something Kansas City entrepreneurs with a group of peers to support and collaborate on each others’ businesses. Our mission is to: – Focus on relationship building; not lead generating – Facilitate collaboration, openness, transparency, learning and teaching – Establish an entrepreneurial network – Fill the void of not having the water cooler. We meet for breakfast and various locations around the city. In addition to our morning meetings, KC Roundtable provides additional opportunities to network with young entrepreneurs such as events like small group Mastermind sessions and After Hour events. Prospective members are self-motivated, curious, open to learning and currently starting a new business. Thanks for checking us out. We look forward to meeting you soon!
GUILDit
When: Nov. 24, 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Where: Kemper Museum
GUILDit is a gathering that helps craft a stronger Kansas City creative economy, one art entrepreneur at a time.
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
Mondays from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Sprint Accelerator
Coworking Wednesdays
Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Sprint Accelerator
Hammerspace Open House
Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Hammerspace
1 Million Cups
Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Kauffman Foundation, Lawrence and KC Live Stream
Looking ahead
The Budget Series: Monitoring Financial Performance
When: Dec. 1, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Enterprise Center of Johnson County
Entrepreneurs and business owners need to know more than just how to produce a financial statement – this workshop covers what to look for on your financial statements, as well as key metrics to help you look beyond P&L and cash flow to see the true health of your business.
The Capital Series: Reading Term Sheets & Structuring a Deal
When: Dec. 8, @ 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Where: Enterprise Center of Johnson County
You walk into the room, you give your big pitch, the investors applaud and hand you a check, right? Wrong. Getting the details of your deal right after the pitch are an essential piece of the investment process. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the terms and conditions commonly used and the structure angel investors prefer when funding early stage entrepreneurs.
Second Fridays at Village Square
When: Dec. 9, 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Village Square Coworking Studio
Second Fridays is a casual, fun gathering for the startup community to connect on a monthly basis with no agenda except good times. We’ll provide games and cards. This event is BYOB with a twist – bring a 6-pack of your favorite beer to share and we’re going to have a “beer potluck” cooler. We’d also encourage you to bring an instrument if you play. What better way to end your week than with a jam session?! Feel free to stop by anytime after 4:30 p.m.
Poe Man’s Challenge
When: Dec. 13 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Think Big Coworking
Poe Man’s Challenge is an event that bridges at-risk youth and tech entrepreneurs in a competition to see which team can present their company the best in a “Shark Tank”-like setting. A number of Dontari’s teammates will be there, along with a Harlem Globetrotter and various tech luminaries.

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