Learn how local entrepreneurs have turned their love of barbecue into full-fledged companies. Every fall, hundreds of competitors crowd into Kansas City’s West Bottoms for the annual American Royal Barbecue—the World Series of Barbecue. Most of them are perfectly content to pursue their love of ’cue strictly as a hobby. But if someone has a hobby they love and they’re good at it, it’s probably inevitable that at some point…
Dealing with permits, zoning, inspections—it’s one of a business owner’s biggest headaches. But more cities are trying to make it easier to wrestle with all the red tape. You can’t fight City Hall. For too many business owners, that has been a rock-solid fact of life—one they have repeatedly banged their heads against. That might be changing, though. Around the Kansas City region, several local governments are trying to make…