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Project United Knowledge

ProjectUK introducing specialty accelerator’s latest cohort Oct. 10 at Travois

By Tommy Felts / October 3, 2018

Project United Knowledge is the only Kansas City accelerator that truly fosters collaboration between entrepreneurs and those in the industry establishment, said Quest Moffat. “It’s the biggest and most dramatic reason that we’re different from other accelerators in the Midwest region,” said Moffat, ProjectUK founder. “Co-building is where the corporation and the people that run…

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Kyrie Eleison Couture

Designed by a language of love, ‘my clothing is my ministry,’ says Esmeralda Lole

By Tommy Felts / September 28, 2018

Kyrie Eleison Couture creates custom pieces that incorporate the customer’s cultural influences, said Esmeralda Lole. Lole works closely with individual customers and draws colors from flags and patterns from their countries of origin, she said. “Everyone has a different love language and my love language is acts of service. So for me, to be able…

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Scoops and fruit loops: Quirky collaboration melds Crumble candles, Betty Rae’s Ice Cream

By Tommy Felts / September 28, 2018

Brandon Love hungered for a Kansas City brand as unconventional as his own high-growth aroma confectionery, Crumble Co. He found his match at Betty Rae’s. “I started trying to pick apart [potential partners] to see who would be the best fit,” said Love, Crumble Co.’s founder and “head fruit loop in charge.” “Our way’s really…

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Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center

Freelance Exchange plans expo for gig-economy creators, panel on hiring solopreneurs

By Tommy Felts / September 26, 2018

An expo this week in Johnson County will put the work of freelance creators on display, as well as offer insight into the minds of Kansas City solopreneurs, said Cami Travis-Groves. The FX Portfolio Showcase — set for 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center — is expected to…

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My Girl Story

Jasmine Diane: ‘My Girl Story’ empowerment is bigger than T-shirts, Instagram

By Tommy Felts / September 18, 2018

Jasmine Diane Cooper dreams of inspiring women across the world with the My Girl Story movement, she said. “[As women] we will tear ourselves down or we look for things that kind of separate us, but we all have the same struggle,” said the social media influencer and rising star on the Kansas City marketing…

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