Anderson County E-Community

E-Communities partner with NetWork Kansas to establish a locally-administered loan fund to assist entrepreneurs with capital, increase connectivity to resources, initiate activities, and collaborate in a statewide partnership with other E-Communities.

About

Selected communities partner with NetWork Kansas to establish a locally-administered loan fund to assist entrepreneurs with capital, increase connectivity to resources available to assist entrepreneurs and small businesses, initiate activities to generate entrepreneurial development, and to participate in a statewide partnership with other E-Communities.

Once the loan fund is established, communities can engage in strategic planing, initiate activities and introduce entrepreneurship programming to generate entrepreneurial development. The end result is participation in a statewide partnership with other E-Communities to share best practices that can increase start-ups, engage existing businesses and facilitate transitions.

The goal of the E-Community partnership is to increase entrepreneurial activity and to develop a self-sustaining ecosystem favorable to long-term entrepreneurial growth. 

Services Provided

Advocacy & Public Policy

  • Issues Related to the Geographic Location of a Business
  • Business Issues Related to a Specific City
  • Community Involvement
  • Small Business Issues

Management Issues & Training

  • Leadership/Professional Development

Financial Resources & Assistance

  • Assistance in Finding Debt Funding

Networking Organizations

  • Geographically Based
  • Small Business/General

Office, Laboratory & Meeting Space

  • Conference/Meeting Space
  • Event Facilities
  • Incubator Space
  • Office Equipment & Furniture
  • Office Space
  • Retail Space

Regulatory Compliance

  • Advising
  • Bonding
  • Codes
  • Environmental Compliance Assistance
  • Government Requirements
  • Licenses
  • Patent Information
  • Permits
  • Trademark & Copyright Information
  • International Regulatory Compliance
  • Insurance Requirments

Tax Services

  • Training
  • Assistance
  • State Tax Credit Information & Assistance

Technical Assistance

  • Commercialization
  • Computerized Bookkeeping (Installation & Training)
  • Industrial Technology Research
  • Technology Transfer
  • Training
  • Website Development
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Technical Support

Training

  • Annual Budget
  • Bookkeeping
  • Business Plan
  • Cash Flow Projections
  • Financial Statements
  • Home-Based Business
  • Marketing Plan
  • Pre-Business Planning
  • Topics Related to Developing & Maintaining a Small Business
  • E-Commerce: Doing Business on the Web
  • Hazardous Waste Generation Avoidance
  • Health & Safety Training
  • Business Management
  • International Trade