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Two Kansas City-based companies, PayIT and A-ryde, told their startup stories to a full house during this week’s edition of 1 Million Cups at the Kauffman Foundation. PayIt PayIt’s goal is to simplify how average people do business with government entities. Who actually enjoys going to the DMV or City Hall? This Kansas City company created a patent-pending mobile government and payment platform that allows citizens direct access to their…
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Kansas City’s Restoration Emporium has been named first runner-up in Microsoft’s second annual video contest for small businesses. Hundreds of entrepreneurs and small business owners from all over the country shared two-minute videos about their companies. While the West Bottoms-based home decor and furnishings company didn’t win the top prize, the owners are still pretty jazzed about coming in at No. 2. The first runner-up title means Restoration Emporium is…