...and EnCorps45 Iron Man Award — Rick Usher, assistant city manager for small business and entrepreneurship, City of Kansas City, Missouri Utility Infielder Award — Elisa Waldman, the Small Business... Read more
...and obvious statement.” Pettet Fielding questions from Zach Anderson Pettet, FinTech strategist for nbkc, as well as audience members, Kemper’s answers routinely circled back to issues of trust. Trust starts... Read more
Kansas City has a new fund targeting Midwest startups. The Enterprise Center in Johnson County is leading a bi-state initiative that’s working to capitalize the $5 million Fountain Innovation Fund.... Read more
...Kansas City, but it took a venture capitalist in San Francisco to commit before the investors in Kansas City seemed interested. Most recently, I left Kansas City because of the... Read more
...potentially including capacity to support implementation; opportunity to interact with other cities in the city accelerator cohort; training and capacity-building around racial equity and inclusion; and national exposure as field-leading... Read more
...keeps you in Kansas City: Opportunity. And I’ve fallen in love with this city and its people. New technology that you’re most excited about: Black Privilege mobile app. You knew... Read more
...grow and nurture entrepreneurship in Kansas City exactly aligns with 1MCKC. Together we can continue to support Kansas City entrepreneurs in even more exciting and robust ways.” Joining Plexpod as... Read more
...to be proud of as a city. So why isn’t Kansas City nationally known for its fintech prowess? Call it, “Kansas City nice.” Call us humble Midwesterners. Call us whatever... Read more
Kansas City’s brain gain grew at three times the rate of Chicago in 2017, according to a new report from the KC Tech Council. Isolated to tech jobs, the city’s... Read more
...on the map to show that we are the most entrepreneurial city in America,” said Saubers, president of the Kansas City Coworking Alliance. “It’s verification Kansas City is a great... Read more
