NetWork Kansas Welcomes Janet Miller to its Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Team
Wichita, Kansas — Today, NetWork Kansas announced the hiring of Janet Miller, who joins the staff as Manager, Rural Entrepreneurship, Southeast Region. In her role, Miller will oversee 10 leadership teams in Southeast Kansas that include the following locations: Allen, Altamont, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Girard, Linn, Montgomery and Neosho. Miller brings extensive economic development […]
e2 In-Depth: Regional Development and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Over the decades e2 has worked throughout North America. We observed that rural communities who partnered with strong regional development organizations had more robust and successful economic development. This month, we share a new podcast episode, Regional Development and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building. We also share our companion strategy guide, Regional Development, A […]
14 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During March
E-Community Loans – ~Wild Oak Coffee, LLC in Newton. Partner: Newton Area Chamber of Commerce ~Crystal Clear Realty, LLC in Lawrence. Partner: Lawrence Chamber of Commerce ~KL Flory, LLC in Lawrence. Partner: Lawrence Chamber of Commerce ~The Honey Barn, LLC in Newton. Partner: Newton Area Chamber of Commerce ~Better Nightz, LLC in Salina. Partner: Salina […]
NETWORK KANSAS RECEIVES $30,000 GRANT TO GROW YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE SERIES ACROSS KANSAS
For Immediate Release April 4, 2022 Contact: Sarah LaRosh Director, E-Community Engagement NetWork Kansas 785-346-4978 slarosh@networkkansas.com The Dane G. Hansen Foundation will remove the financial barrier to communities participating in the YEC Series by granting the sanction application fee as well as providing an allocation of prize funds to each county’s event. This grant allows […]
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Announces $3 Million in Funding to NetWork Kansas to Accelerate Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
The grant will expand NetWork Kansass programmatic reach to support and build inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems across the state. [Kansas City, MO, (March 22, 2022)] The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation recently announced $3 million in funding to the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Kansas by […]
Nine Years of Youth Entrepreneurship in Kansas
“Anne’s vision helped usher us into the youth entrepreneurship arena. She has transitioned from a full-time employee at NetWork Kansas to being an equally successful stay at home mom, as well as operating her own copyright/digital marketing consulting company. With our YEC season in full-speed mode, and KEC coming up, it seemed right to have […]
6 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During February
E-Community Loans – ~Beeson’s, LLC dba EndZone Sports and Office Supplies in Norton. Partner: Norton Co Econ Dev-Norton, KS ~Collaborative Property Management in Independence*. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center ~Salon B in Jetmore. Partner: Hodgeman County Econ Dev. ~Sluggers, LLC in El Dorado. Partner: El Dorado Chamber of Commerce ~AFA Advisors, LLC in Atchison. Partner: […]
NETWORK KANSAS LAUNCHES $150,000 FUND TO CONNECT MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS WITH CAPITAL IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY
Media Contact: Erik Pedersen President and Chief Operating Officer NetWork Kansas (316) 425-8841 epedersen@networkkansas.com Date: March 3, 2022 For Immediate Release NETWORK KANSAS LAUNCHES $150,000 FUND TO CONNECT MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS WITH CAPITAL IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY (Kansas City, KS ) – The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas is launching a $150,000 microloan fund to support entrepreneurs […]
E-Communities & King of Queens: I Found a Connection
By Erik Pedersen President and Chief Operating Officer NetWork Kansas Courtesy photo: Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmuMJDOnIDM I assume most of you who read this are huge fans of King of Queens like I am, mostly because I can’t imagine anyone not loving that show! (Surely, you all know Doug and Carrie Heffernan, Deacon Palmer and Carrie’s dad Arthur, who […]
7 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During January
E-Community Loans – ~M’axe Throw House, LLC in Fort Scott. Partner: Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce ~Legacy Outdoors of Wakefield, LLC in Wakefield. Partner: Clay Co Econ Dev. ~Dreamz Childcare Center, LLC in Liberal. Partner: Seward Co Dev Corp. ~New Light, LLC in Longford. Partner: Clay County Eco Dev. EDA ~Simon Meat Locker, LLC in […]
