22 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas, Partners During July

E-Community Loans - ~Schnell & Pestinger Appliance, LLC in Beloit. Partner: Solomon Valley Econ Dev. ~Yohe Properties, LLC in Ottawa. Partner: Franklin County Development Council ~Twisted Tresses, LLC in Junction City. Partner: Junction City Area Chamber of Commerce ~Bill & Essie's BBQ in Marion. Partner: Marion Econ Dev Inc. ~Bright Minds Academy, LLC in Hays....

Black Entrepreneurship Week in Kansas City Kicks Off National Black Business Month

By Anne Dewvall for NetWork Kansas   August is National Black Business Month, and Kira Chereé Cobb, Founder and CEO of Entrepreneur Business Basics (EBB), a Kansas City-based minority entrepreneur training organization and a NetWork Kansas board-certified programming partner, is coordinating a week full of events focused on black entrepreneurship to kick...

Invest for Kansas – Impact Investing Workshop Series Announced

NetWork Kansas and several partners are bringing a three-part virtual workshop about impact investing to Kansas August 29, September 28, and November 9. The workshop series covers the topic of place-based impact investing, with practical guidance and examples for the way that this kind of philanthropy can benefit Kansas. The content...

Reflecting on the 2023 SourceLink Summit

By Tiffany Nixon Director, Impact Investment Services During April 24-26, 2023, I had the pleasure of attending the 2023 SourceLink Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This event gathered SourceLink’s national affiliate partners to share knowledge, best practices and inspiration in the field of entrepreneurship and economic development. Not only was this...

25 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas, Partners During June

  E-Community Loans - ~Beauty Bar Aesthetics, LLC in Ottawa. Partner: Franklin Co Development Council ~Stitches, LLC dba Stitches Quilt Shop in McPherson. Partner: McPherson Chamber of Commerce ~Cornerstone Physical Therapy and Wellness, LLC in Elkhart. Partner: County of Morton ~Brickstreet BBQ, LLC in Fort Scott. Partner: Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce ~Hulbert's Jewelry dba...

18 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas, Partners During May

E-Community Loans - ~L7 Coffee Co in Greensburg. Partner: Kiowa Co Econ Dev Corp. ~Moege Farms, LLC dba Flint Hills Pints in Alma. Partner: Wabaunsee Co Econ Dev. ~Elk Creek Gardens in Clyde. Partner: CloudCorp ~Herron Inc dba Herron Outdoors in Paola. Partner: Greater Miami Co Econ Dev Corp. GROWKS Loans -  ~Honor Screenprinting & Embroidery,...

The Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership is Now Hiring – NE Region

NetWork Kansas POSITION DESCRIPTION TITLE:    Product Manager/Senior Product Manager/Manager (depending on the person hired), NE Region, Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Engagement Current Employee: To Be Hired Q1 FY 2024                                             STATUS:                     Full-Time REPORTS TO:           Janet Miller PAY RANGE:              Annual salary TBD, with NetWork Kansas benefits package REVISION DATE:       July 2023   POSITION: The Product Manager/Senior Product...

16 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas, Partners During April

  E-Community Loans - ~Vondy's Liquor, LLC in Marion. Partner: Hillsboro Development Corp. ~Clyde Ideal Market, Inc. in Clyde. Partner: CloudCorp ~Rodriguez Tax Group in Garden City. Partner: Finney Co Econ Dev. ~Lighthouse Coffee, LLC in Inman. Partner: Inman Chamber of Commerce E-Community and GROWKS - ~Big Slicks, LLC in Russell. Partner: Russell County GROWKS Loans -  ~Thomas...

22 Businesses Receive Funding from NetWork Kansas, Partners During March

E-Community Loans - ~Premier Lawn Services, LLC in Tonganoxie. Partner: Grow Leavenworth County ~Bell Brothers, LLC in Atchison. Partner: City of Atchison ~Back Road Repair & Tire Service, LLC in Phillipsburg. Partner: Phillips Co Econ Dev. ~Brio Med Spa & Wellness, LLC in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center ~Browning Barbering, LLC in Ottawa. Partner:...

Registration is open: Coffeyville Innovation Lab for Kids

A NetWorked Community Solutions Grant Project Event Contact: Jim Correll, 620-252-5349 or [email protected] The Coffeyville Innovation Labs Maker Space Youth Kickoff is accepting registrations for students ages 8-10 years old for an exciting STEAM-related experience. Teams will be formed to solve a problem using only items in creative solutions kits that will be...