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WYCO debuts DotteBiz tool to help launch, grow small businesses on KS side of KC

By Tommy Felts / May 23, 2023

Editor’s note: KC BizCare is a partner of Startland News. [divide] A newly-launched government online resource aims to eliminate barriers for local business owners and entrepreneurs in Wyandotte County, project leaders said. “Really, DotteBiz is about wanting to ease friction for entrepreneurs and small business owners to help them not only launch their businesses here…

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Entrepreneur meets with VP Harris; surprised DC already knew about KC’s first Black-owned brewery

By Tommy Felts / May 20, 2023

Word travels. A roundtable discussion this week with Vice President Kamala Harris gave Kemet Coleman an opportunity to put his city, and specifically the 18th and Vine neighborhood, on an elevated platform, the Kansas City entrepreneur and musician said. Coleman — one of three co-founders of the soon-to-be-opened Vine Street Brewing, Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery…

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KCMO forms small biz task force for entrepreneurs; underinvested businesses a key focus

By Tommy Felts / May 12, 2023

Editor’s note: KC BizCare, the small business office of Kansas City, Missouri, is a partner of Startland News. [divide] A new task force committed to giving space for Kansas City small business owners to share their voices — on issues ranging from major events like the NFL Draft to everyday concerns on permits and zoning…

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Broadband internet is no longer a luxury; meet a group bringing access to KC’s most underserved children, families

By Tommy Felts / April 26, 2023

Editor’s note: The following is the second in a series of stories focused on digital inclusion efforts in Kansas City, and is presented by Google Fiber. [divide] Those seeking change and equity in a rapidly evolving world of tech access must go directly to the people in need if they wish to truly eradicate the…

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