9 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During July
E-Community Loans – ~McPherson Classical Coaching Academy in McPherson. Partner: McPherson Chamber of Commerce ~Jack’s For All Trades, LLC in Buhler. Partner: Startup Hutch ~Pennington Enterprises, LLC in Atchison. Partner: City of Atchison ~Dymax, Inc. in Wamego. Partner: Pottawatomie Co Econ Dev. E-Community and Restart Kansas – ~The Building Center in Hillsboro. Partner: Hillsboro Ventures, […]
NetWork Kansas Celebrates The First Anniversary of VentureDash
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 26, 2021 Media Contact: Amara Kniep 316-425-8832 akniep@networkkansas.com NetWork Kansas Celebrates The First Anniversary of VentureDash Entrepreneurship Competitions Made Easier with Innovative Software Wichita, Kansas — NetWork Kansas is celebrating the one-year anniversary of their first online entrepreneurship business software system, VentureDash. VentureDash is an online platform that provides […]
Investors join to infuse nearly $1.2 million into Hoke Hotel project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Wendy Skellenger wendy@hutchcf.org 620-663-5293 Courtesy photo Investors join to infuse nearly $1.2 million into Hoke Hotel project In a commitment to local asset preservation, economic development and entrepreneurship, several community investors have partnered to offer more than $1 million in financing to the Hoke Hotel LLC project in downtown Hutchinson. Peoples Bank […]
e2 In-Depth: Retiree-Led Development
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, with Kimberlee Spillers Retiree-Led Development A Likely Entrepreneurial Development Opportunity For Rural America, possibly the largest under-recognized entrepreneurial development opportunity is related to retirees. While the United States is aging, it is not aging as fast when compared to Europe, Japan, or even China. But nevertheless, Americas waves of […]
NetWork Kansas Welcomes Jenn Laird to Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Team
NEWS RELEASE NetWork Kansas Welcomes Jenn Laird to Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Team Wichita, Kansas — Today, NetWork Kansas announced the hiring of Jenn Laird, who joins the staff as Manager, Rural Entrepreneurship, Eastern Region. In her role, Laird will support the following Entrepreneurship (E-) Communities in the eastern region of Kansas: Allen County, Altamont, […]
15 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During June
E-Community Loans – ~Hoke Hotel, LLC in Hutchinson. Partner is Startup Hutch ~Presley Pierce Interiors, LLC in Atchison. Partner: City of Atchison ~Backroad Atlas, LLC in Atchison. Partner: City of Atchison (Note: EC loan #2) ~Flint Hills Media, LLC in Council Grove. Partner: Greater Morris County Dev Corp ~Boho Studio, LLC in Norton. Partner: Norton […]
e2 In-Depth: Foundational Infrastructure for Entrepreneurial Communities
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, with a spotlight on SourceLink In the last few years, my home state of Nebraska undertook strategic visioning. Our good friend and serial entrepreneur Jim Jenkins chaired the Entrepreneurship Industry Council as part of Blueprint Nebraska. Jim and his Council members traveled our physically large and diverse state seeking input on how […]
9 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During May
E-Community Loans – ~The Brew Coffee Shop in Wamego. Partner: Pottawatomie Co Eco Dev Corp ~Russell Creek Engineering, LLC in Chetopa. Partner: Altamont Community Improvement Assn. ~Topeka Paint and Epoxy Pro’s LLC in Topeka. Partner: Shawnee County Extension Council ~Finley Construction and Atwood Lumber, LLC in Atwood. Partner: Rawlins County Econ Dev. ~Munchkinz Bakery, LLC […]
e2 In-Depth: Community Capacity Building
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Community Capacity Building Building Blocks for Community Development Success If you have spent any time with our e2 resources you know we constantly make a point that in America, unlike most other developed countries in the world, each community is primarily responsible for its own development and prosperity. It […]
e2 In-Depth: Urban America is Filling Up
By: Don Macke with Ann Chaffin, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Urban America is Filling Up Opportunities for Rural America From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean there is a vast continent that since the 1600s has empowered the movement of European and Spanish American settlers to constantly be on the move in search of new land […]
