HEMP inducts 13 new entrepreneurs for 2015
Thirteen entrepreneurs were named to the 2015 Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program class this week. The program matches entrepreneurs with mentors, inspired by Barnett Helzberg Jr., the former owner and president of Helzberg Diamonds, who developed a 23-year-old mentoring relationship with Ewing Kauffman. “The goal of our program is to promote entrepreneurial success to positively impact…
Read More(S)heStarts: How demographics affect views of your pitch
Welcome to our new series exploring news and views on men, women, start-ups and the entrepreneurial experience. In July of 2015, Startland News collaborated with WhiteSpace Consulting to conduct a whiteboard conversation with women entrepreneurs in the Kansas City region. Women entrepreneurs shared their perceptions about launching and leading companies, and identified topics for ongoing…
Read MoreRock Chalk startup: KU offers pitch contest for students, faculty
The University of Kansas is gearing up for a new pitch competition set for Oct. 7. The inaugural ‘Celebration of Innovation: A Startup Showcase‘ will feature 10-minute pitches from six KU faculty-led startup companies and five that are student-created. The student startups will be ranked by a team of judges, and the company that clinches the…
Read MoreEvents Preview: ECJC Founders Series, KC Tech Reception
There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW Founder Series: Gaining Working Capital Without Losing Equity When: October 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Where: Enterprise Center of Johnson…
Read MoreStartup families: You’re not perfect
I’m not perfect. At being a father or running a startup. I’m 33 with two kids ages 7 and 5. I remember when they were younger. I would work until 3 a.m. on something I thought was extremely valuable at the time. My daughter would wake me up at 7 a.m., tugging on the sheets, “Daddy,…
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