Opinion

ESHIP Communities: Gabe Muñoz helping entrepreneurs navigate cultural barriers amid COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / April 6, 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] Gabe Muñoz…

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Stimulus bill update: Additional SBA relief open to businesses impacted by COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / March 28, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the authors’ alone. Jessica Zeratsky and Kyle Gilster are partners at Husch Blackwell. This op-ed is sponsored by the Husch Blackwell law firm, which has offices in Kansas City and across the nation, and intended to provide additional insight into the just-signed federal stimulus bill in response…

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Firsthand from a founder: Applying for a SBA disaster loan? Come prepared with startup financials

By Tommy Felts / March 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Serial entrepreneur Bo Lais is the founder of Lula, co-founder of the KC Collective founder network, and a current fellow in Pipeline Entrepreneurs. This op-ed is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community,…

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Blockchain Basics: It’s more than a tech buzzword, but how does it actually work?

By Tommy Felts / March 16, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kenyon Briggs is an attorney at Husch Blackwell in Kansas City. This op-ed is part of a limited series on blockchain sponsored by Husch Blackwell. [divide] What is blockchain technology? Technically precise definitions found on Google define it as “a distributed, decentralized, public…

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Open letter to KCMO: Entrepreneur community makes 0.1 percent budget ask ‘for backbone of our economy’

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2020

Editor’s note: The following open letter was produced independently of Startland News by a coalition of small business and entrepreneur support leaders and signed by more than 210 members of Kansas City’s startup and business community. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the authors’ alone. The signatories are provided courtesy of the authors. [divide] Mayor…

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