Tag: La’Nesha Frazier

Meet the competition: AltCap Your Biz unveils finalists for pitch event, $60K in awards

By Tommy Felts / September 23, 2025

A popular fall pitch competition for emerging entrepreneurs is returning to Union Station in November with AltCap today announcing 10 finalists for $60,000 in cash prizes — ranging from Kansas City’s first mobile matcha cart to specialty wellness retailers and a dog toy innovator. “The AltCap Your Biz Pitch Competition is so much more than…

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Meet the winners of KC’s first grants for micro-businesses; $55K awarded to women of color

By Tommy Felts / April 12, 2024

A newly launched collaboration between entrepreneur support efforts announced Thursday its first batch of grant winners — positioning four Kansas City micro-businesses for greater success amid a near-universally challenging start for the year. “The first quarter of the year is hard for most businesses, and extremely hard for small businesses. This year was no different…

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La’Nesha Frazier and La’Nae Robinson, Bliss Books and Wine; featured on BuyKC

Top emerging business finds its bliss as city uncorks bookstore’s ability to serve wine 

By Tommy Felts / June 29, 2022

A city ordinance change is expected to move one of Kansas City’s only Black-owned bookstores closer to its chilled brick-and-mortar location — popping the cork on Bliss Books & Wine’s ability to serve its namesake beverage once the Midtown storefront opens. “People have been waiting a very long time for this storefront and have been working…

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La’Nesha Frazier and La’Nae Robinson, Bliss Books and Wine

Partners in page turning: Sisters unwind with cigar bar-style concept for wine-loving readers

By Tommy Felts / November 28, 2020

Sure, wine pairs great with dinner or sweets — but have you ever tried it with just the right book, asked Kansas City-born sisters La’Nesha Frazier and La’Nae Robinson. “If I’m reading a comedy, I don’t want something dark, something like a heavy red wine. I want light. I want something fruity, I want something…

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