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Liberty screen printer brings Hustle + Heart in the face of early-stage failure

March 20, 2019

Liberty-based apparel company Hustle + Heart wouldn’t have found success without failure, said Serena Kotalik. “[You should] never give up whether you’re starting a business like mine or any other,” said Kotalik, founder of the primarily wholesale, online company, which sells many of its wares through a VIP Facebook group. “With each [failure] I have

Doob in doubt: 3D-printed action figures fighting to secure a paying audience in KC

March 19, 2019
Reports: St. Louis startup scene surging while KC struggles to keep pace with past wins

March 19, 2019
Mom-and-popping it: Nounou platform curates trusted babysitters for JoCo families

March 19, 2019
UMKC joins campus network’s student Entrepreneur Quest accelerator competition

March 19, 2019
Documentary spotlighting CAPS students set for sold-out premiere (Watch the trailer)

March 18, 2019

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Even hip startups aren’t immune to social media mistakes; Avoid these 8 pitfalls

March 18, 2019

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary on social media mistakes are the author’s alone. Dave Alexander is CEO of the nationally ranked, Overland Park-based digital marketing agency Social: Managed. Social media users don’t want to know more about your company — they want to know how your business can help them. But first,

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Liberty screen printer brings Hustle + Heart in the face of early-stage failure

Doob in doubt: 3D-printed action figures fighting to secure a paying audience in KC

Reports: St. Louis startup scene surging while KC struggles to keep pace with past wins

Mom-and-popping it: Nounou platform curates trusted babysitters for JoCo families

UMKC joins campus network’s student Entrepreneur Quest accelerator competition

Documentary spotlighting CAPS students set for sold-out premiere (Watch the trailer)

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