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Five KC businesses pitch to investors at InvestMidwest

Five area businesses were among 36 companies to pitch to prospective investors at this year’s InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum. The annual event, which took place March 19-20 at the Westin Kansas City, marked the 20th year for fast-growth companies to connect with potential funders. Each company had up to eight minutes to pitch to investors in one of three industry tracks: food, agriculture and bioenergy; life sciences; and technology. Over…
carol espinosa freedom interiors

KC entrepreneur Carol Espinosa wins SBA Small Business Person of the Year

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its winners of the 2019 Small Business Persons of the Year — among them, Kansas City’s own Carol Espinosa, founder and president of Freedom Interiors. “It’s a very humbling and exciting experience to win this award,” Espinosa told Thinking Bigger. “Being named Small Business Person of the Year for the state of Missouri means recognition of the hard work and perseverance it takes to…
J. Rieger & Co

J. Rieger & Co. to launch innovative guest experience, taps new hospitality team

Local distillery J. Rieger & Co. recently announced massive expansion, including a new hospitality team and a 60,000-square-foot innovative guest experience. The historic distillery at 2700 Guinotte Ave. will launch its new brand experience in mid-June, located in Kansas City’s historic Electric Park neighborhood. The guest experience will include a 40-foot slide between floors, a custom whiskey bottling station, a 3,000-square-foot Kansas City history exhibit and two full-service cocktail bars. “As…
Shatto Milk

Holy cow! Shatto Milk scores big at international competition

One of Kansas City’s favorite local dairy companies is winning accolades until the cows come home. Shatto Milk Company, also an alumnus of Thinking Bigger’s 2006 25 Under 25 class, recently brought home five awards from the 2019 Los Angeles International Dairy Competition. The competition takes place annually at the Fairplex Fairgrounds in Pomona, Calif., which is also home to the L.A. County Fair. Shatto was awarded three Gold Medals, defined as an outstanding…
SymbioBiz

SymbioBiz: New organization helps parent entrepreneurs achieve balance

After 10 years in Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community and as a mom of three, Stephanie Zamora saw something severely lacking in local business circles: resources for parent entrepreneurs. So in November 2018, she started up her business SymbioBiz, where her team provides parent entrepreneurs with the support they need to run their businesses. “SymbioBiz is a nonprofit organization that takes underutilized spaces in the community and then matches them to…
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