Scholarships are available for a series of classes that will be offered this spring by the Urban Business Growth Initiative.
The initiative helps people who live or own businesses in Kansas City’s urban core to become better entrepreneurs and, thus, create more jobs in the city’s heart. It’s a collaboration involving KC BizCare, the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development Center, KCSourceLink and the Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
This spring’s slate of Urban Business Growth Initiative workshops and classes includes:
- The Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program, running March 12 to May 14 — The classes will cover the eight key characteristics of entrepreneurs. Cost is $75 with scholarship.
- Construction Business Management, running March 31 to May 19 – This program is designed to help construction companies to grow their business. Cost is $75 with scholarship.
- Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps, March 5 – Attendees will learn what they need to do to start pursuing government contracts, at the federal, state or local level. No admission fee with scholarship.
Information about applying for the scholarship is available at sbtdc.umkc.edu. A limited number of scholarships is available.
The Urban Business Growth Initiative offers classes at UMKC’s 4747 Troost address, the Blue Hills Contractor Incubator and the Black Economic Union’s Small Business Center in the Historic 18th and Vine District.
