The Kauffman Founders School, a new online video education series produced by the Kauffman Foundation, is teaching entrepreneurs best practices in areas not usually covered in other training programs – and students can learn anytime, anyplace, and apply lessons to their businesses immediately. “As we seek to encourage more people to start and grow companies, the Kauffman Founders School allows us to reach entrepreneurs with critical education, delivered by best-in-class…
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…
Expert help can help you identify opportunities for big growth. You might be familiar with the old maxim to “bloom where you’re planted.” It’s good advice—especially for communities that are trying to grow their economies. Economic gardening (EG), simply put, is an emerging economic development philosophy that puts local entrepreneurs first. Instead of recruiting businesses from outside the community, EG programs help “homegrown” businesses achieve new levels of success and…