determination inc
Local nonprofit startup Determination Inc. has announced Kansas City’s first entrepreneurship competition for formerly incarcerated citizens. Determination Inc. started in 2018 with the goal of helping people with criminal records through entrepreneurship. Its newly announced event, Rise Up, Get Started, aims to provide resources for those individuals in the Kansas City community. The Rise Up, Get Started Entrepreneurship Celebration will take place at 7 p.m. May 30 at Plexpod Westport…
The Kansas City Strategic Partnership Program celebrated 25 diverse small business-owners April 4 as they graduated from its intensive six-month course. Founded by Edgemoor and the Clark | Weitz | Clarkson joint venture, the KC SPP is a free, MBA-style program for entrepreneurs of women- and minority-owned businesses (WBEs and MBEs). The program’s courses instruct on topics such as accounting, project management and partnership development. Edgemoor, in partnership with CWC and architect…
Some of Kansas City’s small businesses have, quite literally, stepped up to save the world. In the face of rapid environmental change across the globe, sustainable practices and environmental responsibility are increasingly salient topics of conversation in business communities. In various ways, little or large, small businesses from industries across KC have approached the green wave from their own angles. These companies have taken a proactive stance in providing solutions…
2018 Small Business Celebration
The kickoff for the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce 2019 Small Business Celebration will include handcrafted musical instruments, go-karts, shark-repellent jewelry, beer and more. Candidates for the chamber’s 2019 Small Business of the Year will show off their wares from 5-7 p.m. March 27 at the annual Small Business Celebration Showcase in Sprint Festival Plaza at Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. The Candidates’ Showcase is the…
The March 25 groundbreaking ceremony at the Kansas City International Airport signaled the kickoff for the four-year construction project, one of the largest and most expensive endeavors in local history. “We’re here to finally break some ground on a project that’s going to change the face of Kansas City to millions of people who land here in the future,” Kansas City Mayor Sly James said at the event, which formally…