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Kansas City features an array of coworking spaces aimed at fostering collaboration and creativity. Below are a few of the spaces that caught our eye. Twelve coworking studios in the Kansas City area recently banded together to collectively raise their profiles to attract more businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals with the KC Coworking Alliance. The studios hope to bring awareness to their…
Read More >Three Kansas City area startups are honing their approaches with an array of resources at a business development program at Kansas State University. Acre Designs (Kansas City, Kan.) and AEGLE Palette (Shawnee) and Alvoru Clothing (Shawnee) were selected to participate in KSU’s Launch a Business program, which is designed to cultivate promising ventures in Kansas…
Read More >Kansas City has joined a national effort to streamline the process of registering and licensing a new business for entrepreneurs. The City of Fountains has pledged to the White House and Small Business Administration to make launching a business an easier process via the “Startup in a Day” initiative. “Navigating the maze of licensing and…
Read More >It can be tough for young, growing companies to find funding in Kansas City, but it’s not impossible. That was one of the takeaways from Thinking Bigger Business’ BIG Breakfast on June 11 at the Kauffman Foundation. The quarterly breakfast features stories and insights from four local entrepreneurs, many of whom have appeared in recent…
Read More >Kansas City’s 1 Million Cups event was on display this week with a full room and a camera crew on hand, recording content for an upcoming website update. The two featured startups — MotaVera and YouSpin — rose to the challenge of the added pressure, and introduced attendees to their respective startups. First to present…
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