Minority-Led Stories
Jade Market launches incubator for Asian retailers amid vision to build cultural, business hub in KC
A small group of Asian entrepreneurs leading product-based businesses are getting an opportunity to brush up on their retail readiness in Hella Good Deeds’ inaugural Jade Market Cohort.
Cultural fan zone experience planned for 18th & Vine — ‘the soul of KC’ — during World Cup
Kansas City’s 18th and Vine Historic Jazz District is tuning up for a global crowd. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, organizers are composing a steady lineup of programming designed to pull visitors into one of the city’s most historic corridors.
Rep Urs: City of Entrepreneurs reframes KC hustle as open door to community-backed culture of wealth
City of Entrepreneurs is not a single program, but a framework connecting efforts across policy, capital access, and physical space, all aimed at making entrepreneurship easier to navigate and more likely to succeed.
KC summit calls on high-potential entrepreneurs to do more than just show up: Embed
“We’re going to help people rise in their businesses,” said Dulcinea Herrera, detailing plans for this week’s Quarter Life Crisis gathering in Kansas City.
KC’s readiness is a team sport: Why cashing in requires World Cup collaboration
It starts with opening the door, said Dulcinea Herrera, encouraging business owners who are preparing for an influx of World Cup visitors to “think in the mindset of the world.”
