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Mauri Trent and Joshua Clark, Accelerate Tech Learning

Accelerate Tech Learning targets the (urban) core of KC’s programmer shortage

By Elyssa Bezner | June 27, 2018

Training would-be programmers from Kansas City’s urban core isn’t about getting rich, said Joshua Clark, co-founder of Accelerate Tech Learning. But unfortunately that means it can be tricky to get underestimated students the costly education to become a certified developer in the world of information technology, added Mauri Trent, Accelerate Tech’s executive vice president of…

SnapIT Solutions, Neelima Parasker

More jobs than job seekers? SnapIT-led tech partnership trains next wave of workers

By Tommy Felts | May 18, 2018

Corporations and tech startups alike are desperate to get their hands on programmers who know Java, said Neelima Parasker. “Big organizations have it embedded in their systems, and they’re dying to get some Java resources,” the SnapIT Solutions CEO said. “And don’t get me wrong: So am I.” A new partnership between SnapIT, the Full…

Daniel Smith, Porter House

Cultural differences contribute to entrepreneur access gap, Porter House founder says

By Tommy Felts | January 4, 2018

Early education about entrepreneurism and the resources available aren’t typically priorities in low- to moderate-income communities, said Daniel Smith. “A lack of access results because we don’t really have a lot of programs in our communities that focus on small business and entrepreneurism,” said Smith, founder of The Porter House KC. “It’s more focused on…

Clyde McQueen

Tips for overcoming experience gap, building a diverse workforce

By Meghan LeVota | September 13, 2017

When Ariel Banks graduated from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 2014 with a chemical engineering degree, she felt qualified and eager to jump into her career. Unfortunately, Banks spent nearly two years without any luck in finding a job. She found herself being asked time and time again, the dreaded question: “What is…