Startups

Lisa Stehno-Bittel and Karthik Ramachandran, Likarda

Likarda scaling up biotech research firm with $4M angel boost, new lab

By Tommy Felts / November 7, 2017

An animal’s diabetes diagnosis comes with a heavy burden for the pet’s owners, Lisa Stehno-Bittel said. And it’s not just the cost of treatment, the president and co-founder of Likarda added. “Of those who will try twice-daily insulin injections, within a year, half of those have given up,” she said. “A lot of that is…

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Tech exec to startups: Give employees late start Tuesday for airport vote

By Tommy Felts / November 3, 2017

Editor’s note: Luke Norris, head of local government solutions for Kansas City-based PayIt, wrote this opinion piece in response to the Nov. 7 single terminal airport ballot questions facing Kansas City, Missouri voters. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. November 7. It will be a day that a lot of us…

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Michael Carmona, Hispanic Economic Development Corporation HEDC

$3.5M HEDC project bringing coworking, kitchens, culture to Westside (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / November 2, 2017

A new Center for Urban Enterprise project is expected to help limit risk for Kansas City’s low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs, Michael Carmona said. (Lea este artículo en español. Haga clic aquí.) “We’re looking at ways they can start and grow sustainable businesses with the little income they have as far as startup capital,” said Carmona,…

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GEW hopes to spark innovation, connections among entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / November 2, 2017

Global Entrepreneurship Week is about helping businesses that start in Kansas City stay in Kansas City, Jenny Miller said. And it’s for more than the traditional “startup” crowd, the network builder at KCSourceLink said. “GEWKC connects people who may not identify as ‘entrepreneurs’ – those who may think of themselves as makers, creators, freelancers, artists,…

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Kartez Marcel Addison

Hip hop entrepreneur: Rap stardom isn’t the only way to a paycheck

By Tommy Felts / November 1, 2017

Music is everything, Kartez Marcel said. It’s an avenue to express anger and hurt in a positive way. It’s a way to heal. And for aspiring entrepreneurs, it’s an opportunity to earn a paycheck even if they aren’t destined for on-stage superstardom, said Marcel, a Kansas City rapper and hip hop industry mentor. “Everybody wants…

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