On Friday, 1Week KC–the weeklong celebration of entrepreneurs and small business in Kansas City–will kick off its fifth annual event. Each day there will be a different highlighted event where businesses owners and entrepreneurs can connect with each other and the local community, as well as hook up with resources to help grow their companies. These events are aimed to build awareness of and support for small business and entrepreneurship…

To support its continued expansion, Kansas City’s SourceLink has hired Dara Macan as its new director of business development. SourceLink strengthens entrepreneurial communities by providing research and development. It already has networks in more than 20 regions across the county, but wants to keep building. Macan will help identify international communities that could be a good fit for SourceLink’s services. Part of her job will be connecting entrepreneurs with on-the-ground…

They’ll be available on radio and via the Chiefs app….