Tag: Women

Report: Kansas City is the 8th-worst metro for entrepreneur diversity

By Tommy Felts / September 1, 2016

It’s a dreary day for Kansas City in terms of successfully supporting a diverse entrepreneurial community. The City of Fountains is far below the national average — and the majority of the most-populated metros — when it comes to minority business ownership, according to the United States Census Bureau. The bureau on Thursday unveiled the…

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New STEM leader Martha McCabe wants to prioritize diversity

By Tommy Felts / May 27, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Kansas City cannot continue to grow as a tech hub without first establishing a vibrant — and diverse — local STEM talent pipeline. As a community, we’ve put the wheels in motion. For example, about half of metro school districts now offer the…

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KCWiT diversifying Kansas City’s tech workforce with new program

By Tommy Felts / March 22, 2016

A Kansas City organization is working to update your mental picture that software programmers are guys hunched over a keyboard in a dark room speedily typing code. The change? Replace the man in the picture with a woman. Well, and the dark room — that’s not the most healthy environment for any programmer. With the…

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Kansas City is named No. 2 locale for women in technology

Kansas City again named top tech locale for ladies

By Tommy Felts / February 29, 2016

Kansas City received more kudos for gender equality, this time for being a top spot for women in tech. A study released Wednesday puts Kansas City in second place among the nation’s 58 most-populated cities. The news arrives on the heels of Kansas City being named as a top-10 U.S city for women-owned businesses. SmartAsset…

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Advisors, role models and the importance of ‘champions’

By Tommy Felts / January 8, 2016

“What types of support relationships do you find beneficial as a startup founder?” I asked a group of six women founders this question as part of a whiteboard conversation conducted last year by WhiteSpace Consulting and Startland News. Their answers reveal a broad range of support relationships, including one that is a must-have for every…

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