WATCH: Faces of KC entrepreneurship find strength in numbers, community resources

By Tommy Felts | April 5, 2019

A new video from KCSourceLink highlights the faces of Kansas City entrepreneurship — featuring makers, innovators, tech founders and social entrepreneurs — and their connection to the resource network and ecosystem infrastructure in Kansas City. “It takes very special people to be able to put everything on the line,” says Reggie Gray, executive director of Black…

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Make KC Gift Again 2018: 12 Kansas City-stuffed stocking stuffers

By Tommy Felts | November 21, 2018

Startland News presents its annual gift guide of Kansas City-made products to celebrate dozens of KC makers and give readers curated shopping hints. Check out selections for last-minute (or not) stocking stuffers below. (Have more ideas? Leave them for readers in the comments below. We know this is just a glimpse of what Kansas City…

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AltCap winner launching its first Rightfully Sewn-label little black dress at TEDxKC Women

By Tommy Felts | November 16, 2018

Winning $10,000 in this week’s AltCap Your Biz Competition will help Rightfully Sewn expand, Jennifer Lapka said — a move coming on the heels of the social endeavor releasing the first dress under its own label to support the Crossroads-based seamstress training program. [pullquote]AltCap, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), has been a catalyst for…

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