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Pivoting to freelance: Create a brand that speaks for you when you’re not in the room

By Tommy Felts / June 29, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Chris Brown is the founder of Venture Legal where he represents startups, freelancers, and small businesses. This column — originally published by Venture Legal and part of a limited series on freelance entrepreneurism — is intended to be general in detail and does…

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Pivoting to freelance: Getting started on your own takes step-by-step attention to detail

By Tommy Felts / June 15, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Chris Brown is the founder of Venture Legal where he represents startups, freelancers, and small businesses. This column — originally published by Venture Legal and part of a limited series on freelance entrepreneurism — is intended to be general in detail and does…

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Business, civic leader: Chains of slavery were built for profit (then and now) — together we must dismantle them

By Tommy Felts / June 9, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Jeff Simon is managing partner of Husch Blackwell’s Kansas City office. Simon is currently on the board of STARTLAND, the parent organization of Startland News, and previously served as president of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, chair of the Kansas City…

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OHUB founder: Your silence is an investment; I’m calling out so-called allies

By Tommy Felts / June 1, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Rodney Sampson is founder of Atlanta-based Opportunity Hub, as well as OHUB’s Kansas City minority accelerator, OHUB.KC, which operates through a partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri. Opportunity Hub is a non-financial partner of Startland News. [divide] Hello tech,…

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ESHIP Communities: 10 ways Kansas City can support its businesses and entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / May 7, 2020

Editor’s note: This story is sponsored and was produced by Forward Cities, a non-financial partner of Startland News and a national nonprofit that is managing the implementation of the ESHIP Communities program as a grantee of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Any opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. [divide] ESHIP Communities Kansas City is…

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