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While the position you are paid for may be as economic development or chamber director, banker, or educator, if you believe in the power of connecting and breaking down silos in your communities to support entrepreneurs, you are also an ecosystem builder. These principles can be the answer to the question, “What can I do to strengthen my ecosystem besides invest funding?” Simone Elder of NetWork Kansas recaps her experience at the 2018 ESHIP Summit coordinated by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The school year is very close to starting and we know you are ready to dive into this year's YEC Series. Great news: we have finalized the local guidelines and requirements that you will need to start your in-depth planning.

Anne Dewvall, Director of Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Programming, revisits the learning, inspiration and fun of the "Maker Space Boot Camp" experience.

Ciara Thyfault, Senior Product Manager, Rural Entrepreneurship, Central Region, describes the value of connecting through E-Community regional retreats.

Twenty-seven students between the 2nd and 6th grade took part in the first-ever Hodgeman County Maker’s Camp last week. It was a fun learning event that was created to expose kids (and their parents) to 3D Printing, Coding, Podcasting and Entrepreneurship.

In what may be a record-setting month, 29 Business received funding from NetWork Kansas during June.

Thomas County hosted an Ice House Entrepreneurship Mindset class with a unique twist this spring. Each participant developed a business plan, an elevator pitch, and a tradeshow display for a business concept. The experiment proved successful in attracting students to the course and engaging them in the class.

9 Business received funding from NetWork Kansas during May.

Starting a business is taking a leap of faith for anyone, regardless of their circumstance. When Nicole Campos was faced with a life-altering condition, she pursued her dreams through optimism and confidence, trudging through both physical ailments and entrepreneurial waters.

The next Maker Space Boot Camp will be September 18-20 at Fab Lab ICC in Independence, Kan.. The Maker Space Boot Camp is a NetWork Kansas board certified program that qualifies for the use of E-Community loan funds to cover registration and travel expenses for participants in Entrepreneurship (E-) Communities.