Partner Feature: E-COMMUNITY PROGRAM CROSSES $1.25 MILLION IN SMALL BUSINESS LENDING

By Justin Pregont, Interim City Manager, City of Atchison Reprinted with permission View Video E-Community Program Crosses $1.25 Million in Small Business Lending In just over four years of operation the Atchison E-Community Program has now closed 27 loans totaling just over $1,250,000 for local small businesses. Since January of 2017, the Atchison E-Community Program has...

NetWork Kansas announces participation in the Kauffman Foundation Spark Heartland Program and new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Board

News Release For Immediate Release                                                                            Media Contact:                  Steve...

Investors join to infuse nearly $1.2 million into Hoke Hotel project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Wendy Skellenger [email protected] 620-663-5293 Courtesy photo Investors join to infuse nearly $1.2 million into Hoke Hotel project In a commitment to local asset preservation, economic development and entrepreneurship, several community investors have partnered to offer more than $1 million in financing to the Hoke Hotel LLC project in downtown Hutchinson. Peoples Bank and Trust, StartUp...

The Path of the Kansas Community Investment Fund So Far

The Path of the Kansas Community Investment Fund So Far By: Thomas Papadatos NetWork Kansas [email protected] (316) 425-6033 www.networkkansas.com Introduction The Kansas Community Investment Fund (KCIF) was launched in 2019 as a three-year, gap-financing initiative to tackle health equity issues Kansans are facing. Resulting from a partnership between NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF), $3 million...

Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge

NEWS RELEASE Contact:  Amara Kniep 316-425-8832 [email protected] Marquetta Atkins 316-302-4702 [email protected] Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge Taking the Entrepreneurship stage by storm for its second year Wichita, Kansas, --- Camp Destination Innovation, in partnership with NetWork Kansas, is gearing up for the 2nd annual Kansas Youth Virtual Entrepreneurship Challenge. This event is designed to engage youth, spark innovation, and creativity...

E-Community Students Compete in the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge State Championship

Manhattan, KS - The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) State Championship, hosted by the Kansas State University Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship, and sponsored by the Kansas Masonic Foundation, took place virtually on April 27th and awarded high school entrepreneurs with over $20,000 in prize money. This statewide competition featured high...

898 KANSAS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE SERIES

News Release For Immediate Release April 1, 2021 Contact: Amara Kniep,  Product Manager, E-Community Programs, NetWork Kansas 316-425-8832 [email protected] Wichita, Kan. - NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces the conclusion of the 2020-2021 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 898 students from 46 Kansas communities participated in 44 local entrepreneurship competitions. The YEC Series consists...

NetWork Kansas Recognizes Outstanding Teachers

News Release For Immediate Release March 15, 2021 Contact: Amara Kniep 316-425-8832 [email protected] NetWork Kansas Recognizes Outstanding Teachers Honoring educators who are dedicated to help students excel in youth entrepreneurship.   Wichita, Kansas, --- NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces outstanding teachers who have been involved in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series since the beginning of the program...