Author - Christina Long

NetWork Kansas Recognizes Outstanding Teachers

News Release For Immediate Release March 15, 2021 Contact: Amara Kniep 316-425-8832 [email protected] NetWork Kansas Recognizes Outstanding Teachers Honoring educators who are dedicated to help students excel in youth entrepreneurship.   Wichita, Kansas, --- NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces outstanding teachers who have been involved in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series since the beginning of the program...

Riverbank Brewing First Business to Receive Funding from Morris County Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership

News Release For Immediate Release March 12, 2021 Riverbank Brewing First Business to Receive Funding from Morris County Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership Council Grove, Kansas – Riverbank Brewing is the first small business to receive funding through the Morris County E-Community revolving loan fund, which was established in July of 2020.  A traditional commercial loan, matched...

NetWork Kansas Appreciates Support of VentureDash

News Release For Immediate Release March 9, 2021 Contact: Amara Kniep 316-425-8832 [email protected] NetWork Kansas Appreciates Support of VentureDash Youth Entrepreneurship Competitions Made Easier with Innovative Software   Wichita, Kansas, --- Less than one year after launching a comprehensive online entrepreneurship fair and business competition plan software for Kansans, NetWork Kansas announces the software's national expansion. VentureDash is on...

13 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During February

E-Community Loans - ~A-1 Pump & Jet Services, Inc. in Emporia. Partner: is Emporia Main Street ~The Daily Grind Bakery, LLC in Stockton. Partner: County of Rooks-Stockton, KS ~Nowlan Creations, LLC in Hutchinson. Partner: Startup Hutch Startup Kansas -  ~Rumor Mill 2, LLC in Osborne. Partner: City of Osborne ~TJ's Grill, LLC in Meade. Partner: Great...

Governor Laura Kelly Announces New Effort to Support Kansas Businesses in COVID-19 Recovery

News Release For Immediate Release via the Kansas Department of Commerce                                                                                   ...

e2 In-Depth: Lessons from Central Appalachia

By: Don Macke with Ann Chaffin, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Special Thanks to Deb Markley and Dana Williams Central Appalachia is a landscape rich in both culture and natural resources. It is also a landscape with biting poverty and residents struggling to realize the American dream of prosperity. The decline of king coal...

8 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During January

E-Community Loans - ~Empower2Life, LLC in Topeka. Partner: Shawnee Co Extension Council ~Sweet Dreams Cupcakery in Elkhart. Partner: County of Morton ~TA Sewell Properties, LLC dba The Tree House of Early Learning in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center ~Crew Nutrition in McPherson. Partner: McPherson Chamber of Commerce ~Petersen Enterprises, LLC in Ellsworth. Partner: Ellsworth...

e2 In-Depth: Mega Trends and Rural America

By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems We live in a very complex and dynamic global economy and society. Change seems to be accelerating. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic illustrates how globally interrelated we are now. With the start of each new year new content is generated focused on the future and what...

9 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas During December

E-Community Loans - ~Timbercraft Cabinetry & Woodwork, LLC in Paola. Partner: Greater Miami County Econ Dev Corp. ~Miller Tire and Lube, LLC in Altamont. Partner: Altamont Community Improvement Assn. ~Viva La Fiesta of Wamego Mexican Cantina, Inc. in Wamego. Partner: Pottawatomie County Econ Dev. ~Schneider Feed, Lawn & Supply in Augusta. Partner: Augusta Progress Inc. ~Tipsy...