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Not a college student anymore: Entrepreneur’s origami-inspired bags fold functionality into professional fashion

By Tommy Felts / May 13, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was produced through a paid partnership with MOSourceLink, which boasts a mission to help entrepreneurs and small businesses across the state of Missouri grow and succeed by providing free, easy access to the help they need — when they need it. [divide] ST. LOUIS — Founded in 2018 by Lisa…

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First came baby, then the boutique; 18 years later, this owner is the mother of retail survivors

By Tommy Felts / May 10, 2025

Opening her storefront at the age of 23 with a newborn daughter, Meagan Doyle faced double duty as a first-time mother and budding entrepreneur. Eighteen years later, her baby is now grown — and Mom is coming into her own as a retail survivor and seasoned business owner. “It’s been a fun adventure,” said Doyle,…

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PMI Rate Pro exits: KC fintech calls acquisition the ‘natural next step’ for its mortgage tech solution

By Tommy Felts / May 8, 2025

MIAMI — A strategic acquisition between a software leader and a Kansas City fintech startup brings together two innovators in mortgage tech to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive platform, said Nomi Smith, co-founder of PMI Rate Pro. LoanPASS on Thursday announced its purchase of PMI Rate Pro, an Overland Park-based fintech specializing in API-driven private…

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This duo plans to takedown one of female wrestlers’ most ‘mortifying’ foes: the wrong kind of exposure

By Tommy Felts / May 6, 2025

Two women-owned Kansas businesses are teaming up to ensure that female wrestlers don’t get pinned by a wardrobe malfunction mid-match, shared Deb North and Frankie Elder-Reedy. It’s a pairing that shows for these sole sisters, entrepreneurship is more than an individual sport. Topeka-based Yes! Athletics is going to the mat with the Apex high-impact sports…

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