Posts Tagged ‘Kansas City gift’
$60K in pitch competition winnings will help Black-owned businesses drive employment, book purchases
The owner of a mobile phlebotomy company took home the $30,000 grand prize at Friday’s We Are Black pitch competition — the first such event organized by Kansas City G.I.F.T. LaVita Green said the funding and resources from G.I.F.T. will help Caresticks Mobile Phlebotomy, which provides patients with on-site and mobile phlebotomy services, to grow…
Read MoreGIFT launches We Are Black pitch competition with 10 entrepreneurs vying for $60K
Editor’s note: Kansas City G.I.F.T. is a non-financial partner of Startland News. [divide] Ten Black-owned Kansas City businesses are expected to pitch March 24 for their share of $60,000 at what organizers hope will become an annual event that helps to close the funding gap for entrepreneurs of color. The We Are Black pitch competition…
Read MoreStartland’s 2017 Made in Kansas City Gift Guide: Apparel and Accessories
Startland News presents its annual Made in Kansas City Gift Guide. Check out selections from the KC Apparel and Accessories category below. Have more ideas? Leave them for readers in the comments below. [divide] Wooden Bow Tie — $40 and up Know someone tired of struggling to get their bow tie pulled and plumped just…
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