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By Taylor Wilmore | August 8, 2026
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'When we need it most'
How AltCap Your Biz put one of World Cup’s biggest KC small biz winners in the driver’s seat
A $35,000 grand prize helped EZ Pedicabs place its foot on the pedal months before the FIFA World Cup; by the time tens of thousands of visitors arrived, the company was ready with more bikes, more drivers, and the capacity to serve more of downtown Kansas City than ever before, its founders said.
By Taylor Wilmore | August 8, 2026
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