Big 5: Champion Peter deSilva & One Week KC
Next week is a big week for entrepreneurs and wannabee entrepreneurs in Kansas City. Monday kicks off what is being called One Week KC…nine days of meet-ups, conferences, idea exchanges, speakers,...
View ArticleTour of Duty: The Business Side of the Port-O-Potty
We move along to a story where we flush out the details behind a stinky situation. With Labor Day just around the corner and a slew of late summer outdoor festivals getting underway, producer Rich...
View ArticleWe’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat: The Fleming Brothers & Shark Tank
Many of us, even if it was when we were just a kid, dreamt of inventing something that would make us rich and famous. We may even have tinkered in our basements or garages on building a prototype that...
View ArticleGlobal Entrepreneurship Week: Kauffman Foundation’s Startup Demos
This week marks Global Entrepreneurship Week in Kansas City as designated by the Kauffman Foundation. While there are around 40 different events across the metro designed to appeal to future...
View ArticleFuture of the Foundation: Janice Kreamer and Tom McDonnell
This time last year, Carl Schramm was pushed out the door as the head of Kansas City’s largest foundation, The Kauffman Foundation. Founded by former Royals owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist...
View ArticleBig 5: Progress Report on KC Chamber Initiatives
What began in the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board room in July 2011 with 100 business, civic and elected leaders and 182 ideas for creating a greater Kansas City has become five...
View ArticleSilicon Prairie Land Rush: The Tech Boom in the Crossroads
There’s a lot of attention being paid right now, both locally and nationally, to building our economy through technology…Startup America for example. And with the arrival of Google Fiber, it’s been a...
View ArticleBig KC: A Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
We leave you this week with a reminder that big things are on the way. Specifically to Hangar #9 at the Downtown Airport, where Big KC will bring entrepreneurs aplenty together March 26-28. It’s the...
View ArticleIdeas Worth Spreading
Hear inspiring and forward-looking leaders and thinkers on the topic of learning, including Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth, Bill Gates, Rita F. Pierson, Sir Ken Robinson and Geoffrey Canada, among others....
View ArticleStriking a Match: myEDmatch.com Founders Munro Richardson & Alicia Herald
The school year is winding down for most students, but for school administrators it is prime time for hiring teachers for the fall. Did you know that 30 percent of new teachers quit after three years...
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