Tag: Enterprise Center in Johnson County

George Hansen, president and CEO,the Enterprise Center in Johnson County

Proactive hometown company-building will cross county, state lines with Fountain Innovation Fund, ECJC leader says

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2019

It’s time for Kansas City stakeholders to stop waiting for coastal companies to “save the day,” said George Hansen. “We spend a great deal of tax dollars trying to entice companies to move here with their workforce,” Hansen, president and CEO of the Enterprise Center in Johnson County, told a crowd of about 100 gathered…

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StartupGrowKC bootcamp, ECJC

StartupGrowKC bootcamp: Building smart and intentional teams alongside ECJC

By Tommy Felts / January 18, 2019

Founders can expect to emerge from the Enterprise Center in Johnson County’s StartupGrowKC bootcamp series with greater knowledge of the skills needed to grow their business, said Kathryn Golden. “[Founders will see] the fuller life cycle of what they will need to consider [to be successful],” said Golden, programs manager at ECJC, a nonprofit organization…

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Top VC-Backed Companies celebration

‘Class reunion’ collides with newer generation at Top VC-Backed Companies celebration (Photos)

By Tommy Felts / August 30, 2018

It was a night of old school collisions, said Adam Arredondo, bringing together founders, executives, investors and a curated group of younger startup leaders for Startland’s Top VC-Backed Companies celebration. “The energy in the room was palpable. Many people said it felt like a class reunion, which in a way it was,” added Arredondo, CEO…

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Kansas vs Missouri investment

Kansas-vs-Missouri investment record tied to state support for innovation, experts say

By Tommy Felts / August 22, 2018

The Sunflower State appears to set itself apart based on trends indicated by Startland’s 2018 list of Top Venture Capital-Backed Companies in KC. But does Kansas really have the competitive edge? Kansas companies are on average two years older than Missouri companies; they’ve raised more than four times as much capital than their Missouri counterparts;…

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Eems, KC Coworking Day 2018

Photos: KC Coworking Day sings virtues of big ideas in startup spaces

By Tommy Felts / August 11, 2018

KC Coworking Day is a celebration of people whose vision exceeds their circumstances, said Bob Martin. “If you’re an entrepreneur, and you have a vision, I hope your vision is so big that you’re uncomfortable sharing it with everybody — that there’s only a handful of people to whom you’re going to say, ‘This is…

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