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Sweet Peaches wants a bigger piece of the pie; crowdfunding could scale this small biz across US

By Tommy Felts / October 15, 2024

Community support will be key for Sweet Peaches Cobblers next batch of growth, said Denisha Jones, announcing plans to use Kickstarter funding to pack her flavorful and beloved family desserts into the freezers of more major retailers across the U.S. Already a local Kansas City favorite, Sweet Peaches Cobbler can be found in more than…

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Jeremy Terman turned a likely ‘no’ into a tech career; his advice: Don’t wait for permission to start

By Tommy Felts / October 15, 2024

The biggest risks are in doing nothing, said Jeremy Terman, encouraging entrepreneurship students at UMKC to take the plunge — even if at times the world might be telling them they aren’t ready. “You don’t have to be in a box. You don’t have to listen to what the rules are,” said Terman, an investor…

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Cybersecurity automation: How to do more with less

By Tommy Felts / October 14, 2024

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. BARR Advisory, which has offices in Kansas City, is a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider, specializing in cybersecurity, is a financial partner of Startland News. Click here to check out more from this Cybersecurity Month series from BARR Advisory. In today’s rapidly…

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ARtechBBQ is back, bringing Oktoberfest vibes to KC’s best-smelling celebration of tech

By Tommy Felts / October 11, 2024

While the party has grown larger each year, Greg Kratofil said, the goal of the ARtechBBQ remains the same: to highlight Kansas City’s tech community at what he calls the closest thing the city has to Mardi Gras. The hotly-anticipated, one-night-only event returns 6 p.m. to midnight Nov. 1 at the Kansas Speedway during the…

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CEO: Selling US Toy allows family owners to refocus on innovative early childhood learning tools

By Tommy Felts / October 10, 2024

Selling the family-owned US Toy business — a brand that became a household name over its 70-year run — allows its third-generation ownership to shift their full attention to a sister company that serves the early childhood industry with STEM resources, classroom furniture, playground equipment, and more, said Seth Freiden. Constructive Playthings, led today by…

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