GotDevKC helps small businesses break into tech talent silo, matching developers to needs

By Tommy Felts | October 16, 2020

Larissa Uredi and Jenny Miller are playing matchmaker.  Teaming up with KCSourceLink, UMKC Innovation Center, No-Where Consultants and the City of Kansas City Missouri, the duo worked with their teams to create a Kansas City business directory that pairs KC tech talent with startups and businesses in tech-need.  They call it: GotDevKC.  “We had identified…

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Entrepreneurs identified COVID needs — now GEWKC needs your help to solve them

By Tommy Felts | September 15, 2020

Challenges exposed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are prompting a more focused slate of programming for Global Entrepreneurship Week Kansas City, Jenny Miller said, as organizers of the community-sourced celebration open applications for virtual “GEWKC Prime-Time” events. Prospective hosts will sign up for events in specific topic areas – such as starting a business, developing…

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GEW KC planning scaled-back, 3-day virtual summit; content likely geared toward starting a business in a recession

By Tommy Felts | August 20, 2020

Powered by KCSourceLink community surveys, the 2020 Global Entrepreneurship Week is forging ahead with plans for virtual content catered to specific, mid-pandemic, said Jenny Miller.  “We’re still in the process of working with our committee to get all of that figured out and see what exactly GEW is going to consist of this year, but…

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100 requests in two hours: $100K resiliency fund closes applications for minority biz relief grants

By Tommy Felts | August 19, 2020

Editor’s note: The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a financial sponsor of Startland News. This report was produced independently by Startland News’ nonprofit newsroom. [divide] Overwhelming response to a new resiliency grant fund for minority-owned businesses hit by COVID-19 exposes a humbling reality, said Sarah Mote. Applications for the grants — funded by the Ewing…

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Biggest pain points? Pressure to adapt now with no cashflow, no reserves (KCSourceLink survey)

By Tommy Felts | April 8, 2020

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] Early feedback from Kansas City’s small business owners tells a story…

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