May 8, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Omaha The fifth-annual Big Omaha event kicks off tonight with the Opening Party (8 p.m. at The Slowdown). The party once again is presented by the event's lead sponsor, The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. On behalf of the entire Silicon Prairie News organization, we can't thank Kauffman enough. They've been the lead sponsor for seven of the eight events in the Big Series (all but the original Big Omaha) and they support our work year-round ... read more
Kansas City The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced a $500,000 grant to William Jewell College, a liberal arts school in Liberty, Mo., to enhance the school's entrepreneurial culture on campus. It will be distributed over a three-year period to develop a "sustainable environment … read more
April 24, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City One million of anything is a lot. About a year ago, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Nate Olson set out to reach that many cups of coffee within the Kansas City startup community when he helped created 1 Million Cups (1MC), a weekly program that provides two startups the opportunity to present their companies to an attentive audience. It's … read more
Kansas City The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's annual Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, released Wednesday, shows overall business creation slowed in 2012. As the unemployment rate dropped, so did the number of new business owners. The rate fell from 0.32 percent of American adults … read more
April 10, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City The first Kansas City, Mo., Mayor's Challenge Cabinet has been stocked with 30 young professionals from a variety of industries in public and private sectors. Mayor Sly James opened applications for his advisory panel Jan. 30 and recognized the appointees—narrowed from 160 applicants—at his State of the City Address on March 19. The Cabinet is "tasked with developing innovative, forward-thinking … read more
April 2, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City It doesn't matter where you are in the world, there are communities to be built and strengthened. From Kansas City to Bangladesh, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation vice president of entrepreneurship Thom Ruhe is spreading the message. In his presentation at our Big Kansas City event last week, Ruhe focused on the story of Sohael Chowdhury, founder of the Younger Entrepreneurs and … read more
March 26, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Kansas City As we kick off the inaugural Big Kansas City this evening at the Opening Party (8 p.m at Missouri Bank), it's only fitting that the title sponsor is The Kauffman Foundation. No single organization has provided more support to The Big Series since it's inception and it's great to have their support once again as we hold our debut event in their home town. Anyone with even the least bit of knowledge of entrepreneurial community development worldwide will ... read more
March 22, 2013 by Guest Contributor
Kansas City This weekend, about 100 hackers, developers and visionaries will gather in the City of Fountains for Hacking the Gigabit City, an event aimed at creating and developing the advanced uses for the ultra-high-speed connectivity that Google Fiber is bringing to Kansas City. Our local organizations—the Kauffman Foundation and KC Digital Drive—have partnered with the national resources of Mozilla Foundation and US Ignite to kick off the event, which works to create advanced "use cases" for the homes in Kansas City that will have gigabit connection speeds. While there are many gigabit … read more
Kansas City Entrepreneurs have less than a week to apply for free rent and work space in a Kansas City, Kan. house purchased by Boulder, Colo. investor and author Brad Feld. Those with an idea that maximizes the value of Google Fiber have until Monday to vie for a spot … read more
March 15, 2013 by Sponsor Author
As a large corporation participating in the startup space, one of Sprint's core objectives is to help cultivate an entrepreneurial community in Kansas City. If you are like me, you are still learning exactly what that means. Clearly there are benefits to engaging in this space, but what are those benefits? Why should corporations care and ultimately help startups and entrepreneurs? When Sprint first engaged in the startup and entrepreneurial community in Kansas City, we got this question a lot. And my answer really hasn't changed much since our first interaction at Hack the Midwest in the summer … read more
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