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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, Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Engagement

This e2 in-depth features a preview of what's to come in 2022 centering on the topics of: Transformative Change and Entrepreneurship, Likely Entrepreneurial Development Opportunity Strategy Guides and field work in Kansas, Oregon, Nebraska and Minnesota.

Congratulations to the 12 businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during December.

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

The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas announced the formalization of internal structural changes and promotions to meet increasing demand for services and align resources to meet the needs of partners, E-Communities, and growing partnerships across the state. In addition, the alignment will allow greater focus on building out collaborative partnerships.

NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces the 2021-2022 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series. The YEC Series consists of local-level youth entrepreneurship competitions hosted by volunteers. The goal of the competition is to expose Kansas middle school and high school students to entrepreneurship. Fifty-four local events in Kansas cities and counties will culminate in a state championship hosted at Kansas State University on April 28, 2022.

This e2 in-depth feature is part of our Strategy Guide Series curated around our top 10 Likely Entrepreneurial Development Opportunities list. A bonus: our newest podcast episode explores the migration trends and possibilities for entrepreneurship that new residents bring.

Congratulations to the 15 businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during October.

This e2 in-depth features Don Macke and Kimberlee Spillers is "Tourism-Led Development, Opportunities for Rural America." The feature provides strategies for growing a more competitive, higher value, diverse, and resilient economy around tourism and people attraction.

In 2016, the Topeka Community Foundation recognized an opportunity to leverage its role of providing donor services, performing grant making and convening the community to lead on issues of importance. Through economic development philanthropy, the foundation began mobilizing attention and funding on some of the challenges facing the Topeka community.