The 16-day federal shutdown is over, which means that furloughed workers at the U.S. Small Business Administration and other agencies are coming back to work. That’s especially good news for small companies who are applying for SBA-backed loans. Because of the shutdown, there was no one at the SBA to process the paperwork on new applications. As much as $100 million in loans per day may have been held up…
The Kauffman Founders School, a new online video education series produced by the Kauffman Foundation, is teaching entrepreneurs best practices in areas not usually covered in other training programs – and students can learn anytime, anyplace, and apply lessons to their businesses immediately. “As we seek to encourage more people to start and grow companies, the Kauffman Founders School allows us to reach entrepreneurs with critical education, delivered by best-in-class…
Why we need the Institute for Translational Medicine. As sophisticated as American health care has become, a gap still exists between discoveries in basic science laboratories and the actual application of effective new diagnostics, treatments and cures. In that gap lies a historic opportunity for Jackson County to enhance the health and lives of local patients, and in the process generate good-paying jobs, innovative new businesses and millions of dollars…
We’re only a few days away from the application deadline for the Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship’s 2014 class, If you’re a promising tech or bioscience company that’s ready to go to the next level, you need to submit your paperwork by Oct. 21. The Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship is an immersive, one-year “accelerator” program for leaders of tech and bioscience startups in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, and is sponsored by Pipeline, an…