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COVID-19 opened door for to-go cocktails; KC Daiquiri duo wants to keep sales flowing permanently

By Tommy Felts / May 29, 2020

If Missouri and Kansas City leaders want to help small businesses recoup lost cash after weeks of shutdown, they’d be wise to take a cue from the Big Easy, said owners of KC Daiquiri Shop.  “The restaurant industry I’m seeing right now is kind of suffering,” explained Calvin Vick, who co-owns the New Orleans-inspired KC…

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Mike Parson, Missouri governor

Already slashed to $1M, MTC funding for startups, innovation centers could hinge on COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / May 18, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] A years-long effort to scale back Missouri’s funding for startup investment…

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Comeback KC: How a handful of corporate CEOs hope to reopen the city without a COVID-19 spike

By Tommy Felts / May 14, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] Collaboration between a local startup and dozens of area corporations could…

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Mayor’s ‘lifeline’ arrives: EDCKC opens applications for small biz relief fund pledged by Lucas

By Tommy Felts / May 2, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] Funds from a small business relief loan program teased by KCMO…

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Carlos Rivera Jr., Str8 Edge Barber Shop

Dollars out, impact rolls in: $1M deployed from KC’s COVID-19 relief fund, AltCap says

By Tommy Felts / April 30, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] Just weeks after applications opened, a relief fund intended for Kansas…

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