Marketing, Sales and Marketing, Thinking Bigger Guide 2013-14, Web Exclusives

Generating Leads with Content

Why content marketing matters for lead generation and conversions….

Digging Into the Sandbox, Success Stories, Web Exclusives

By The Numbers: Digital Sandbox KC

A quick look at Kansas City’s new proof-of-concept center for new and emerging tech companies, by the numbers. $2 million Approximate launch budget for Digital Sandbox KC, which helps early-stage companies prepare their product or service for the marketplace. $1 million The amount of a federal i6 grant that Digital Sandbox KC won from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Agency. $500,000 How much the Missouri Technology Corporation has…

Digging Into the Sandbox, Success Stories, Web Exclusives

Who’s Playing in the Sandbox?

Some of the city’s most innovative companies are working with Digital Sandbox KC, the proof-of-concept center that helps early-stage ventures get their product or service ready for the marketplace. Here’s a quick rundown of the participating startups. Pearl Leaves creates apps, games and eBooks to help patients remember to take their medication and stick with their daily medical regimen. Trellie has developed a Bluetooth-enabled gadget that, when hung on the outside of…

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SparkLabKC Plugs In

As Digital Sandbox KC was getting started earlier this year at Union Station, a new business accelerator was opening its doors right across the street. SparkLabKC offers a fast-paced experienced for entrepreneurs, with three months of “heavy mentoring” that helps startups to tune up their strategies, work on their prototypes and refine their pitches. The first class included 11 companies, and the accelerator’s first-ever Demo Day took place in late…

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By The Numbers: Health Care Reform

Paying for health care is one of the biggest problems that small businesses face. And nothing illustrates that better than a quick look at the numbers. $2.7 trillion How much the United States spends on health care annually 33 percent of employers with fewer than 25 employees offer health insurance to workers 99 percent of employers with 200 employees or more offered health insurance to workers 96 percent how much…

Category: Marketing, Sales and Marketing, Thinking Bigger Guide 2013-14, Web Exclusives

Generating Leads with Content

By The Numbers: Digital Sandbox KC

Who’s Playing in the Sandbox?

SparkLabKC Plugs In

By The Numbers: Health Care Reform

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