Tag: Global Entrepreneurship Week

AccessAble Living

AccessAble Living: $10K prize will help AltCap Your Biz winner speed services to seniors

By Tommy Felts / November 21, 2019

A medical supply startup designed to help Kansas Citians age in place earned judges’ seal of approval — and $10,000 — in the 2019 AltCap Your Biz Competition. “I hope this is a jumpstart for us to help solve a common healthcare problem,” said Dr. Brandy Archie, director of AccessAble Living, Wednesday night during Global…

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Joel Goldberg, JG Broadcasting LLC

Crafting a side hustle? Your motivation better be more than money, advises Royals broadcaster-turned-podcast host

By Tommy Felts / November 19, 2019

Any idea is possible with a little passion behind it — so long as there’s a why, explained Joel Goldberg.  “When you start everything with, ‘What, where, when, why and how,’ and you answer those questions or ask someone to help you answer those questions … [there’s no limit to] how far you’ll go,” Goldberg, veteran…

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Already feeling FOMO for Global Entrepreneurship Week? Here are KC’s can’t-miss events

By Tommy Felts / November 5, 2019

Hundreds of events geared toward makers, innovators and job creators are expected to pop up later this month in one of Kansas City’s historic cultural epicenters. “The 18th and Vine District has a rich history of entrepreneurship and has served as a hub for makers, dreamers and doers for decades,” said Jenny Miller, chief organizer…

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Carlanda McKinney, Raaxo

Got ideas for real-world events? Global Entrepreneurship Week accepting 2019 submissions

By Tommy Felts / June 22, 2019

A weeklong event elevating the doers, dreamers and makers at the heartbeat of Kansas City small business needs the community’s help, Jenny Miller said. Organizers of Global Entrepreneurship Week — set for Nov. 18-22 in Kansas City — are now accepting event submissions for this year’s celebration, said Miller, network builder at KCSourceLink and chair of…

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failure

Facing failure? Think about the bad ideas first

By Tommy Felts / November 17, 2018

Entrepreneurs need to stop glamorizing the startup world, and recognize the inevitable burnout or failure involved, said Danielle Lehman. Lehman, founder of Kansas City-based consulting firm Boxer & Mutt, knows about failure, she told a crowd Friday at Global Entrepreneurship Week, noting a list of startups that she was involved in, including MySpace, that didn’t…

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