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UMKC Enactus

UMKC’s Enactus team just earned its best-ever finish at national entrepreneurship expo

By Tommy Felts / May 21, 2020

Tenacious teams get results — especially when obstacles become motivators, said the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Enactus team, fresh off a second-place finish in the USA Enactus Exposition.  “It was one of the most incredible things in the world,” said Ali Brandolino, vice president of projects and incoming president of UMKC Enactus, which focuses on…

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Kemet Coleman, Kemet Creative; Heidi Gardner, “Saturday Night Live”; Lisa Ginter, CommunityAmerica; Wendy Guillies, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; and Sandy Kemper, C2FO

Dapper rapper, ‘SNL’ star, top CEOs join student pitch competition as KC celebrity judges

By Tommy Felts / May 20, 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. STARTLAND is the parent organization of Startland News, though this report was produced…

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Paul J. Long, Fundamism

Mogul of motivation: Paul Long channels hustle into finding what’s good amid COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 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. As researchers race to develop a Coronavirus vaccine, Paul Long has his…

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Rachel Kennedy, Plantain District

Think finding meat at the grocery store is tough? Try shopping to feed 100 people

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 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. Three sold out weeks of curbside service are a sign of better…

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Two Kansas City tech startups selected for newly rebranded T-Mobile Accelerator

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 2020

Innovative drone technology and smart apartment management solutions helped two Kansas City startups earn spots among the freshly launched T-Mobile Accelerator’s six-company cohort. Aware Vehicles, led by PJ Piper, and Homebase, founded by Blake Miller, were announced Tuesday as members of the 2020 program, formerly the Sprint Accelerator. The 90-day accelerator began earlier this month…

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