Headline-grabbing entrepreneurs join ScaleUP! KC on their way to ‘that next tier’

By Tommy Felts | September 4, 2023

Twenty of Kansas City’s most promising young companies — including the KC Chamber’s “Emerging Business of the Year” — are among the latest cohort of ScaleUP! Kansas City, the metro’s longest running program for growth-minded entrepreneurs with scaling businesses. ScaleUP! Kansas City companies receive coaching, perspective and connections to scale, create new jobs, open new…

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ScaleUP! KC announces eighth cohort of firms eyeing serious growth

By Tommy Felts | August 24, 2018

The ScaleUP! Kansas City program has welcomed another large batch of growing companies hoping to accelerate their businesses. ScaleUP announced Wednesday that it accepted 17 Kansas City area companies into its ranks, offering the firms mentorship, resources and connections. [pullquote] Check out these stories from the previous 2018 ScaleUP! cohort • CEO Raina Knox: Millennials don’t…

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Is government helping startups enough? Founders feel isolated, Kauffman survey finds

By Tommy Felts | March 13, 2018

Early stage entrepreneurs struggle with the technical steps to getting started, a new Kauffman survey found, and founders don’t believe the government is helping them. The prevailing sentiment that entrepreneurs view themselves as isolated from assistance is understandable, said Melissa Roberts, vice president of strategy and economic development at the Enterprise Center in Johnson County.…

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ScaleUP! KC expands impact with 18 entrepreneurs in latest class

By Tommy Felts | January 31, 2018

In announcing its latest class, the ScaleUP! KC incubator embraced its track record of helping Kansas City entrepreneurs develop the business skills needed to take the next steps on their journeys. Now on its seventh cohort, the program has graduated 92 business owners, including startups like The Sundry, Ruby Jean’s Juicery, Cambrian Tech, H3 Enterprises…

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