Fifteen small businesses from Kansas City have been selected for the first-ever class of ScaleUP! Kansas City, a program that will help them increase their revenues.
ScaleUP! Kansas City is a joint initiative of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the UMKC Innovation Center. Only eight cities in the country were picked to host a program like this. It’s designed for established companies with annual revenues ranging from $150,000 to $750,000 and who operate in a market with the potential to generate more than $1 million in sales.
Over the next 20 weeks, the first ScaleUP! class will receive a wide range of training and coaching to help them identify growth opportunities and overcome potential obstacles.
The first class includes:
ClaimJockey / David Rinehart – experts at helping customers file long-term care insurance claims and receive benefits in a timely manner.
El Padrino Soccer / Raul Villegas – operates a soccer apparel store and manages a 180-team league at the Soccer Nation complex.
FTP Worldwide / Dan Moses – provides cloud-based file transfer and file sharing services.
Info-Data Services / Nick Abernathy – offers a mix of data entry, document scanning and database construction services.
Jowler Creek Vineyard & Winery / Colleen Gerke – a local vineyard and winery that employs green, sustainable methods.
Lutz Plumbing / Amber Lutz Sewell – one of the city’s oldest plumbing companies.
Marleon International / Cesar Marquez – A third-party logistics management and consulting firm, with a special focus on supply chain management.
Onspring Technologies / Chad Kreimendahl – sells flexible, easy-to-use software that companies can use to create apps, track data and manage other critical business functions.
Premier Engineering Consultants / Raymond Okuagu – a full-service structural engineering firm.
Proximity Wireless / Keith Ebel – providers of wireless solutions for enterprise-class clients.
Sage Restoration / Stephanie Sage – a cleaning agency that specializes in the toughest jobs.
SealGreen / Mike Hernandez – produces environmentally friendly concrete sealers and cleaners.
Totta Hardwood Flooring / Mike Totta – a local leader in selling and installing beautiful wood flooring. (Also, a 25 Under 25® winner for 2015!)
Weave Gotcha Covered! / Kelly Wilson – creates bedding, upholstery, draperies and other fabric-based products for an array of clients.
Web Connect / Doug Bliss – helps clients get the most from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
