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Big Talk | Ruby Newell-Legner

7 Star Service founder Ruby Newell-Legner is considered one of the leading experts in customer satisfaction in the world. Her clients include 25 professional sports teams, 60 entertainment venues, and the only 7 star hotel in the world. She has trained the guest relation staff for Super Bowl XLI, the Grey Cup, the U.S. Open (tennis) and the 2010 Olympics. Kelly » What is one of the most basic mistakes companies…

ECCO Select’s Success through Service

Jeanette Prenger and her team excel at finding the right people for the right job. Entrepreneur Jeanette Hernandez Prenger Company Information ECCO Select 1301 Oak St., Ste. 400 Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 960-3800 www.eccoselect.com 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Ste. 1500 McLean, VA 22102 Type of Business Consulting services Year Founded 1995 Employees 33, plus more than 200 consultants nationwide Keys to success “Learn from your mistakes, hire people smarter than yourself and make…

Educating the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

According to Gallup, we need a minimum of 2 million startups per year to keep our economy strong. Unfortunately, we’re currently running at roughly 400,000 a year. One way to encourage a new generation of company founders is to put a stronger emphasis on business and entrepreneurship education in high school. Young people are naturally creative problem-solvers who are inspired by unfettered dreams and imagination. Teaching business and entrepreneurship in…

KC Futures | Local Tech Company Gets Early Access to Google Glass

A Kansas City entrepreneur will be one of the first people in America to test Google Glass, a pair of computerized eyeglasses that can record images, translate languages, display messages on its lenses and more. Darrin Clawson, the founder and CEO of Engage Mobile, learned in early April that he was one of 8,000 applicants accepted into the test group for Google Glass. Engage Mobile wants to build apps for the…

Company To Watch | LillyBit

LillyBit makes stylish, functional bags for mothers with young children. Entrepreneurs Lyssa Surface, Jessica Schifman Company Information LillyBit www.lillybit.com Type of Business Designer diaper clutches and on-the-go accessories Year Founded 2008 When she had her first child, Lyssa Surface found herself with a problem common to many young mothers: regular purses aren’t really built to hold baby-related gear, and she didn’t want to constantly haul around an enormous diaper bag either. Nobody was…
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