Calling all foodies and Kansas City locals! The KC Food Truck Face Off competition wants you to help decide who is the best of the best of the city’s up-and-coming food trucks. The event, hosted by Mid-Continent Public Library’s Square One Small Business Services, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 3, at The Roasterie, 1204 W. 27th St. in Kansas City, Mo. Seven food trucks are…

Bunker Labs KC has won two big supporters to help fund its Midwest Muster Veteran Entrepreneurship Conference this fall in Kansas City. The Missouri Technology Corporation has awarded a $100,000 grant, and Bunker Labs KC will share in a $1.5 million sponsorship from JP Morgan Chase. (The $1.5 million will help several cities host similar events.) The nonprofit, built by military veterans to empower other military veterans in entrepreneurship, offers educational…

K12itc has been named the Small Business of the Year at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s 30th annual Small Business Celebration. The company’s CEO, Brad Sandt, was presented with the Mr. K Award, which is named after the legendary Kansas City entrepreneur Ewing Kauffman. K12itc is a member of the 25 Under 25® Class of 2014 and was the Thinking Bigger Business magazine cover company in January 2015….

ScaleUP! Kansas City has announced its fourth cohort of 17 companies which will take part in its program. The program aims to help Kansas City entrepreneurs and small businesses grow to $1 million in revenue. This next group of small businesses represent a wide range of industries in Kansas City, from architecture to manufacturing, to healthcare and more.   ScaleUP! works with Kansas City entrepreneurs that need the support to rise…