Dollars out, impact rolls in: $1M deployed from KC’s COVID-19 relief fund, AltCap says

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. [divide] Just weeks after applications opened, a relief fund intended for Kansas…

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Kauffman’s national VP search ends at home: Philip Gaskin shifts into top entrepreneurship role

Editor’s note: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a financial supporter of Startland News.  [divide] Entrepreneurs need a steady hand now as the world is gripped by uncertainty, said Wendy Guillies, but challenges facing small businesses and emerging companies will remain long after COVID-19 runs its course. Philip Gaskin — the newly promoted vice president…

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