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Incurator Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Zipper Bag Hanger

Kitchen clutter is a common storage problem that Kansas City-based product development firm Incurator aims to solve with its Zipper Bag Hanger. The company is seeking crowdsourced funds through a Kickstarter campaign to refine the device and put it into production. The Zipper Bag Hanger is a mounted bracket with six slots designed to save storage space and turn storing food into a simple process. The device has slots that…
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Federal Grant to Help Missouri Small Business Exporters

The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) $634,000 through its state STEP program. The state will use STEP award funds to support eligible small businesses wanting to expand sector-specific exports to key markets. Funds will also be used to support additional marketing activities for these exporters. Small businesses can find out more about exporting and competing in the international marketplace by attending a…

Smallcakes Makes Big Gains in Franchise Growth

Sales at the Kansas City-based Smallcakes Cupcakery franchisor topped $110 million in 2016 and nearly doubled its $60 million in sales during 2015. Launched in 2008 by former Atlanta chef Jeff Martin and his wife Brandy, Smallcakes has experienced sweet success as franchises with 200 locations across the U.S. and overseas. In 2016, Smallcakes opened new stores in California, Minnesota and New York. Internationally, it has stores in the United…

The Roasterie Plans to Soar to Big Heights in 2017

The Roasterie has a busy 2017 agenda. The Kansas City coffee roaster and retailer has announced a series of new locations, an expansion and the addition of a canned cold brew coffee. The company currently operates three cafes—one each in Brookside, Leawood, and its Factory cafe in the West Side. By year-end, however, The Roasterie’s locations will double across the metro, and its Factory location will undergo an expansion and…

Digital Agency DEG Acquires Hint

Kansas City-based creative content and experience firm Hint has been acquired by digital agency DEG, which is based in Overland Park. Hint, formerly Take Two Productions and T2, was founded by Teri Rogers in 1990 as a video production studio. Over the years, the company evolved into a storytelling and ideation shop, bringing clients stories to life through video and creative content, motion, experiential design and digital development. The firm’s accounts have…
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