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Jade Artzer has competed in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series since the 2013-2014 academic year. In 2017, she placed first in her local Goodland event and went on to place second in the YEC State Championship. In April 2018 she took first place in her local event and received an honorable mention at the KEC State Championship.

Learn what Notes to Self's owner, Laura Schmidt, says about the Economic Gardening program in this NetWork Kansas Referral Center Spotlight.

The NetWork Kansas Referral Center helped business owner Connie Porazka to conclude that "succeeding as a Kansas Entrepreneur is like 'connecting the dots'." Learn what dots the center connected for Connie in this Referral Center spotlight.

Effective January 1, 2019, a new national initiative launches known as e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. The Center’s Co-Founder, Don Macke, joins the NetWork Kansas team as Vice President. This innovative effort will provide a platform to offer learning institutes, a consulting network, analytics support and mentoring to benefit the entrepreneurs, small businesses, resource partners and communities in Kansas as well as nationally.

Learn what Buddy Brand's president, Trevor Crotts, says about the Economic Gardening program in this NetWork Kansas Referral Center Spotlight.

Jessica Young completed the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program in Greeley County during the Spring of 2017. In this feature she talks about the program's impact.

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

There are many helpful resources out there for entrepreneurs to access that they may not know about, or don’t know how to navigate the system, and we can help connect those dots. One resource that has really helped fill a gap for minority entrepreneurs is the “Create Campaign.”

Learn what Fortiviti's president, Shauna Huntington, plans to do with the information she received through the Economic Gardening program in this NetWork Kansas Referral Center Spotlight.

Bridget Stanton competed in the YEC Series during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years. She placed first in her local Riley County event both years. In April 2018 she took second place at the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge State Championship. Here she talks about how this program has influenced her as an entrepreneur.