e2’s COVID-19 Field News
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Over the past month our conversations surrounding the pandemic and entrepreneurs have led us to believe there are some common threads to those businesses […]
NetWork Kansas discusses rapid loan deployments in response to COVID-19
By Dell Gines, Senior Community Development Advisor Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Used with permission Steve Radley and Erik Pedersen, president and vice president of NetWork Kansas, discuss rapid deployment of emergency small business […]
3 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During March
E-Community Loans – ~Metier USA, LLC in Plainville. Partner: County of Rooks Startup and Capital Multiplier Programs – ~Events, LLC in Great Bend. Partner: Great Plains Development Inc. KCIF – […]
In-Depth by e2: e2’s Rural Community Prosperity Development Framework
e2s Rural Community Prosperity Development Framework By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems The development goals communities set tend to define how we measure success. If our goals are unclear, we […]
In-Depth by e2: Community Quality of Life Placemaking
Community Quality of Life Placemaking: An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Design Element By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Every American community can thrive and should have the opportunity to be successful. We […]
$5 million of HIRE Fund loans have been awarded to Kansas hospitality businesses
Source: Kansas Department of Commerce Topeka, Kan. Within 48 hours of Governor Laura Kelly announcing the establishment of the Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency (HIRE) Fund, all $5 million allocated […]
HIRE funds exhausted; SBA Disaster Loans available
Compiled by NetWork Kansas NetWork Kansas staff worked through the weekend processing more than 1,000 applications and have made notifications to applicants. For those who applied who have not received notification, […]
SBA announces Kansas businesses eligible for low-interest disaster loans in response to COVID-19 impact
Compiled by NetWork Kansas The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Kansas small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA […]
Kansas Governor announces HIRE fund to assist hospitality business owners
Compiled by NetWork Kansas Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has established the Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency (HIRE) Fund to provide bridge loans for Kansas hospitality sector in response to the economic impact of […]
NetWork Kansas Announces New Product: VentureDash
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release March 12, 2020 Contact: Erik Pedersen 877.521.8600 epedersen@networkkansas.com NetWork Kansas Announces New Product: VentureDash Innovative Software to Drive Growth of Youth Entrepreneurship Series Wichita, […]
