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Posts Tagged ‘Academy Bank’

How a KC partnership helped Idle Smart avoid a cold start that could’ve stalled its recovery

By Tommy Felts | December 14, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story is sponsored by Academy Bank, a Kansas City based community bank, and is part of a series of features spotlighting some of the bank’s startup and small business partners. Wasted time is wasted money — a notion at the forefront of Idle Smart, a Kansas City IoT tech company built…

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Dogged by pandemic, one KC veterinarian diagnosed potential to expand without just mooving

By Tommy Felts | November 11, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story is sponsored by Academy Bank, a Kansas City based community bank, and is part of a series of features spotlighting some of the bank’s startup and small business partners. [divide] When Dr. Aaron Stohs left Kansas State University in 2004, ready to practice veterinary medicine, his sights were set on…

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Filling a capital void: AltCap builds capacity, momentum after its busiest year to date

By Tommy Felts | September 17, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story is sponsored by Academy Bank, a Kansas City based community bank, and is part of a series of features spotlighting some of the bank’s startup and small business partners. [divide] The past 18 months have been a critical turning point for AltCap, said Ruben Alonso, as the nonprofit has grown…

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How library advocates turned the page after COVID with a ‘tidal wave’ of online sales

By Tommy Felts | August 12, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story is sponsored by Academy Bank, a Kansas City based community bank, and is part of a series of features spotlighting some of the bank’s startup and small business partners. [divide] Even a storied community resource relies on innovation for its survival, said Shanta Dickerson, noting classic trust and accountability also…

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Explain it like I’m 5: Bellwethr hits best month of growth to date after simplifying lingo

By Tommy Felts | June 29, 2021

Editor’s note: The following story is sponsored by Academy Bank, a Kansas City based community bank, and is part of a series of features spotlighting some of the bank’s startup and small business partners. [divide] The golden key to success is communication, said Matt Moody, but it can also be the biggest challenge. “Bellwethr’s software has…

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