Tag: EBB

2022 Pipeline Pathfinder cohort

Overlooked to booked: How 12 founders are opening the gate to scaling success through Pipeline Pathfinder

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2022

The idea that someone else sees Fresh Factory KC’s potential still seems remarkable for India Wells-Carter, she said Thursday as Pipeline unveiled her business as one of 12 selected for its first-ever Pathfinder cohort — an entryway into its elite network for often-overlooked entrepreneurs. “I know I believe in my company, but it feels great to…

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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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India Wells-Carter, Fresh Factory KC

She’s bringing a selfie studio to Zona Rosa; Why India Wells-Carter says ‘Do it scared, but do it anyway’

By Tommy Felts / May 21, 2021

A limited-run attraction in the Northland is set to offer India Wells-Carter a snapshot of what startup life could look like longterm. “This feels safer,” Wells-Carter said, expressing a healthy mix of fear, relief, and confidence about the test run for her new venture:Fresh Factory KC, a selfie experience set to launch May 29 —…

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Kayla McClellan and co-founder Olivia DeRusse Charlesworth Queen, Vibes KC

Overwhelmed, but not alone: How a KC serial entrepreneur helps Black founders move beyond side hustles and daydreaming

By Tommy Felts / May 5, 2021

As Kira Cheree drove down I-70, headed west from Kansas City to Manhattan, Kansas, she recalled the years of work that put her in the driver’s seat and behind the wheel at that particular moment.  “I started to notice this trend,” said Cheree, a serial entrepreneur, looking back on consulting work she’d done with Black…

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