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Sophia Glanville talks about how the YEC program has influenced her as an entrepreneur.

It wasn’t long after the COVID-19 situation became serious, they started coming. Emails and tags in social media to colleague Tim Haynes and I about 3D printing being used to solve various related problems, from valves of some kind for ventilators to a substitute for N95 masks, writes Jim Correll, director of Fab Lab ICC at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Independence Community College, in this special piece.

The initial response to the HIRE Fund program was overwhelming. More than 1,400 applications for funding were received, with more than 800 submitted within 24 hours of the program being announced.

NetWork Kansas has made funding decisions and has notified applicants of their status. SBA Disaster Loan applications are still being accepted.

The SBA has declared that Kansas small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus may now qualify for low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has established the Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency (HIRE) Fund to provide bridge loans for Kansas’ hospitality sector in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Kansas Department of Commerce and NetWork Kansas will administer the loan program. Details here.

Today NetWork Kansas announced the roll-out of VentureDash, an online entrepreneurship competition management system designed to streamline the facilitation of entrepreneurship fairs and business plan competitions held throughout the state. The system was created by Moonbase Labs based out of Wichita, and will soon be implemented in Entrepreneurship (E-) Communities across the state.

Congratulations to the 10 businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during February.

Fab Lab ICC shares what Nancy Kishpaugh had this to say about the life-effect of her change in mindset after completing the Entrepreneurial Mindset class featuring the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program.

What started as a passion to make the perfect home brewed beer, led a CPA with 34 successful years in accounting to start the first brewery in Dodge City in 2017. The Dodge City Brewing Company, a NetWork Kansas client, is featured in this SBA Success Story.