Seventeen area small businesses will be able to take advantage of business lessons, mentorships and connections as part of the eighth cohort of ScaleUP! Kansas City. ScaleUP! provides support for entrepreneurs running growth-oriented, second-stage businesses. It helps qualified small businesses with revenues of at least $200,000 to reach their expansion goals. It is funded through a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and administered by the University of Missouri-Kansas…