The Path of the Kansas Community Investment Fund So Far

The Path of the Kansas Community Investment Fund So Far By: Thomas Papadatos NetWork Kansas tpapadatos@networkkansas.com (316) 425-6033 networkkansas.com Introduction The Kansas Community Investment Fund (KCIF) was launched in 2019 as a three-year, gap-financing initiative to tackle health equity issues Kansans are facing. Resulting from a partnership between NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF), […]

6 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During April

E-Community Loans – ~Dodge Petroleum in Jetmore. Partner: Hodgeman Co Econ Dev ~Wag N Wash in Scott City. Partner: Scott County Development Committee ~First City Training Center in Leavenworth. Partner: Grow Leavenworth County ~Collaborative Property Mgmt, LLC in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) – ~Hometown Market in Bird City. […]

Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge

NEWS RELEASE Contact:  Amara Kniep 316-425-8832 akniep@networkkansas.com Marquetta Atkins 316-302-4702 campdiwichita@gmail.com Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge Taking the Entrepreneurship stage by storm for its second year Wichita, Kansas, — Camp Destination Innovation, in partnership with NetWork Kansas, is gearing up for the 2nd annual Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge. This event is designed to engage […]

E-Community Students Compete in the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge State Championship

Manhattan, KS – The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) State Championship, hosted by the Kansas State University Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship, and sponsored by the Kansas Masonic Foundation, took place virtually on April 27th and awarded high school entrepreneurs with over $20,000 in prize money. This statewide competition featured high school and middle school students […]

11 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During March

E-Community Loans – ~Farley’s Bar and Grill in Lindsborg. Partner: McPherson Chamber of Commerce ~Riverbank Brewing LLC in Council Grove. Partner: The Greater Morris County Dev Corp. ~Star Emporium FS, LLC in Fort Scott. Partner: Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce ~The Dance Company in Clay Center. Partner: Clay County Econ Dev Group Startup Kansas –  […]

898 KANSAS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE SERIES

News Release For Immediate Release April 1, 2021 Contact: Amara Kniep,  Product Manager, E-Community Programs, NetWork Kansas 316-425-8832 akniep@networkkansas.com Wichita, Kan. – NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces the conclusion of the 2020-2021 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 898 students from 46 Kansas communities participated in 44 local entrepreneurship competitions. The […]

e2 In-Depth: Community Leadership

By: Don Macke with Ann Chaffin, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Community Leadership Growing an Entrepreneurial Community Building an entrepreneurial community requires the right kind of leadership. Where there is the right kind of community leadership, opportunities for moving from crisis to success dramatically increase. We’ve put together a collection of resources on leadership we hope you find useful in […]

Riverbank Brewing First Business to Receive Funding from Morris County Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership

News Release For Immediate Release March 12, 2021 Riverbank Brewing First Business to Receive Funding from Morris County Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Council Grove, Kansas – Riverbank Brewing is the first small business to receive funding through the Morris County E-Community revolving loan fund, which was established in July of 2020.  A traditional commercial loan, matched with […]

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