Members of the public sector and private industry are invited to attend the Kansas State University 2018 Research Showcase at K-State’s Olathe campus in May. The Research Showcase brings together K-State researchers to exhibit their broad experience and findings, technologies and facilities, emphasizing the availability of their work to potential industry partners in the metro area. Among the 19 research topics showcased, some areas featured include bio 3-D printing, environmental…
We Create KC Year 5 KCSourceLink
KCSourceLink’s fifth annual state of entrepreneurship report, called We Create KC, was released April 5. “We believe that what gets measured gets prioritized,” said Maria Meyers, founder of KCSourceLink and executive director of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Innovation Center. “Our entrepreneurs solve problems, disrupt industries, and create jobs. To help them do that and to access the resources they need, we continue to measure the vitality and sustainability of…
Global Entrepreneurship Conference
Kyle Smith, a current organizer of 1 Million Cups Kansas City and communications coordinator at KCSourceLink, has been selected to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Congress this April in Istanbul. As an attendee, Smith’s role is to be mentor of Startup Huddle, a new program developed by the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) that supports entrepreneurs around the world through education, engagement and networking. Smith compares it to a global version of…