Ginsburg: Fundamental — but routinely botched — elements of a winning pitch

By Tommy Felts | June 27, 2017

Editor’s note: A five-year mentor at UMKC’s Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Byron Ginsburg has heard and counseled many entrepreneurial pitches as an attendee and a judge. His current UMKC mentees, Emily Moon and Kelsey Carlstedt of By Grace Design, won first place and $20,000 in the 2017 Regnier Venture Creation Challenge. [divide margin_top=”1″…

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Kansas Citian wins Missouri State Star for her business counseling

By Tommy Felts | June 21, 2017

On Monday, a Kansas Citian was recognized by America’s Small Business Development Center as the State of Missouri’s most outstanding business counselor. Thanks to her contributions to the region’s business growth, Rebecca Gubbels was named the 2017 Missouri State Star. Gubbels is a business and program consultant at the University of Missouri–Kansas City’s Small Business…

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Kauffman, UMKC symposium hopes to inspire and challenge social entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts | May 4, 2017
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

To spur more socially-minded ventures in the metro, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and University of Missouri-Kansas City are teaming up to host the fifth-annual Midwest Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship. Set for May 15 and 16, the two-day event will welcome about 125 attendees from the region, offering workshops, panel discussions and speakers. Tony Luppino,…

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