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The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Kauffman Foundation becomes key supporter of Startland News

By Tommy Felts / November 17, 2016

I never thought I’d be here. Comfortable with a keyboard, coffee and notepad, I’ve always thought of myself solely as a journalist. After years writing about entrepreneurs, I never imaged that one day the strategies and struggles they shared would help me make sense of leading a new venture. Indeed, entrepreneurship is often glamorized. I’ll…

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Caffeine nation: 1 Million Cups hits the century mark

By Tommy Felts / November 4, 2016

Dubbed as “the church for entrepreneurs,” 1 Million Cups recently hit a milestone with the reach of its programming. A product of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 1 Million Cups has launched in Waco, Texas, marking the entrepreneurial forum’s 100th participating community. 1 Million Cups launched in Kansas City in 2012 and has been spreading…

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Four female entrepreneurs will represent KC in UberPITCH contest

By Tommy Felts / November 2, 2016

Four Kansas City entrepreneurs will be celebrating global entrepreneurship week on the East Coast as they vie for part of a $120,000 pie. Kansas City’s representatives — which are listed below — represent a diverse set of industries, including tech, health and agriculture. Kansas City was one of five participating cities in UberPITCH — a…

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One Kansas City startup survives national Kauffman contest

By Tommy Felts / October 26, 2016

After about a month of public deliberation, the 1 in a Million pitch competition has narrowed participating startups down to a top five — and one hails from Kansas City.  Although five area companies advanced to the top 40, The Grooming Project is last startup standing from Kansas City. A panel of Kauffman fellows will…

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AOL founder Steve Case says innovators must become policy savvy

By Tommy Felts / October 25, 2016

Get familiar with public policy or your company will get left behind. That was the forward-looking message that AOL founder Steve Case had for a group of about 200 investors and entrepreneurs at the 2016 Kauffman Fellows summit in Kansas City. Now the CEO of Revolution, Case argued that investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers will have…

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