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In this equity policy overview, Imagene Harris of NetWork Kansas describes the collaborative development of the KHFI Racial Equity Policy and the role that "progress over perfection" played in the policy's roll-out. "...we do know continued learning is the key. We have to try. Moving forward is better than standing still," Harris writes.

Congratulations to the 9 businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during April.

Today, NetWork Kansas announced the hiring of Janet Miller, who joins the staff as Manager, Rural Entrepreneurship, Southeast Region. In her role, Miller will oversee 10 leadership teams in Southeast Kansas that include the following locations: Allen, Altamont, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Girard, Linn, Montgomery and Neosho.

This e2 in-depth features an analysis showing that rural communities who partnered with strong regional development organizations had more robust and successful economic development.

Congratulations to the 14 businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during March.

The Dane G. Hansen Foundation has awarded NetWork Kanas a grant that allows all 26 counties in the northwest region to have equal access to participate in the YEC Series, which will strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem and provide the region's youth with valuable knowledge and experiences.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation recently announced $3 million in funding to the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing entrepreneurial ecosystems in Kansas by connecting entrepreneurs and small business owners to a network of business-building resources.

The YEC Series started as a grassroots competition in a school gymnasium in a tiny town in northwest Kansas. Over the years, those grassroots spread and now 1,000 students across the state from communities of all sizes participate in a unified championship series, connecting all of Kansas through youth entrepreneurship.

NetWork Kansas, a statewide organization devoted to the establishment of entrepreneurship as a priority for economic and community development, is hiring for the position of Product Manager, Equity Investment Services.

Congratulations to the 6 businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during February.