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Maker Space Boot Camp approved by NetWork Kansas’ board as a best practice entrepreneurship program

8 Business received funding from NetWork Kansas During November.

NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces the 2017-2018 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series. The 2017-2018 YEC Series includes thirty local entrepreneurship competitions

This YEC Series spotlight features Reno County, which is entering its second year of hosting a YEC Series local event. Dave Dukart, Director of the Quest Center for Entrepreneurs, shares best practices for planning such an effort.

The Kansas Health Foundation launched the Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) at the Kansas Leadership Center in Wichita to help improve Kansans' access to healthy food. Guest contributor, David E. Procter, Ph.D., shares details about the initiative, its purpose and potential impact.

This YEC Series spotlight features Christian Calliham, who has competed in the YEC Series with several different business ideas since the 2014-2015 academic year. "Participating in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge helped my business grow and myself as a person, too," Calliham says.

True to its mission of connecting entrepreneurs and small business owners with the right resources when they are needed most, NetWork Kansas is nearing a milestone marker of providing 50,000 referrals across the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

9 Business received funding from NetWork Kansas During October.

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.