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Kira Cheree, Entrepreneur Business Basics (EBB), leading a recent program in Topeka

Minority-owned businesses across Kansas can now access KC-built support as EBB expands to 66 counties

By Tommy Felts / November 24, 2021

One of the Kansas City-area’s highest impact entrepreneurship support organizations is expanding across the Sunflower State as it becomes a board-certified program of NetWork Kansas. Entrepreneur Business Basics (EBB) will soon reach into 66 counties in Kansas, Kira Cheree, founder, told Startland News, highlighting ways the expansion will directly impact minority-owned businesses.  “For every innovator,…

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Shop small: Five gifts you didn’t know you needed at the just-opened Made in KC Lenexa

By Tommy Felts / November 23, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News explored Made in KC’s new marketplace at Lenexa City Center in Johnson County as part of the newsroom’s five-part holiday gift guide that highlights locally owned shops and the makers within them. The items identified here were curated by Kendall Kloster, manager at Made in KC Lenexa, and Startland News. Featured…

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Shop small: Five treasure-hunt gems on the whimsical shelves of Seven Swans

By Tommy Felts / November 22, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News explored Seven Swans Gifts and Goods on the western edge of Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District as part of the newsroom’s five-part holiday gift guide that highlights locally owned shops and the makers within them. The items identified here were curated by Seven Swans owner Kate Bryan. Featured stores, makers and…

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Marcelle Clements, Pantry Goods

Pantry Goods brings wall-to-wall organic, European-style shopping to Midtown micro market

By Tommy Felts / November 18, 2021

The expansion of Pantry Goods from an online service into a Midtown micro market has brought with it a bushel of changes — all organic — for Marcelle Clements as she continues her mission to grow support for small businesses and sustainable living. “It was a great move,” said Clements, founder of Pantry Goods, recalling her…

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Silver Bells holiday pop-up bar at Canary; photos by Ashley Elwell

It’s a Wonderful Life: Holiday pop-ups offer KC business owners a second chance, Canary owner says

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2021

Sophistication is on the menu as Canary Bar and Bistro unveils its first holiday pop-up, Silver Bell Supper Club, a nostalgic cocktail and culinary experience set to pour hope for a pandemic-fatigued Kansas City and inspired by a classic Christmas film. “We’re going for a chic Christmas vibe. White warm lights, hanging 3D snowflakes, Christmas…

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