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Cherokee County is entering their fourth year of YEC planning, and we wanted to share with you some tips that contribute to their success. This is the second in a blog series about community best practices.

Jade Artzer has been competing in the YEC Series with her business, Made by Jade, since the 2013-2014 academic year. Learn more about her company, the impact of participating in YEC and her plans for continued growth in this YEC Series Student Spotlight.

Learn how to start your own makerspace with our friends at Independence Community College!

Two communities were selected by NetWork Kansas to participate in its innovative Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership. Neosho County and Morton County received $104,000 in tax credits, enabling them to raise $138,667 to be loaned to local businesses and/or used to pay for NetWork Kansas board certified programs, ultimately creating a dynamic entrepreneurial environment.

9 Business received funding from NetWork Kansas During September.

Douglas County has been making incredible progress on their first year of planning, and we wanted to share with you some tips that contribute to their success. This is the first in a blog series about community best practices.

The Clay County Economic Development Group is just one example of an E-Community utilizing the funds for something other than the gap financing everyone sees as ‘the sexy’ part of the program.  They aren’t just treating the partnership as a revolving loan fund but actively engaging with NetWork Kansas to help grow the CCEDG’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. 

11 Business received funding from NetWork Kansas During August.

The NetWork Kansas Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series embarks on its fifth year of continued growth with a number of changes. Learn how Amara Kniep will manage this year’s series to success.

Wichita, KS – NetWork Kansas announces the official start of the 2017-2018 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) series with the release of YEC Local Guidelines and the YEC Event Portal.