Republished with permission from the Kansas Department of Commerce TOPEKA Governor Laura Kelly announced today the first round of recipients of funding from the GROWKS Loan and Equity programs, which help small businesses, particularly those in underserved areas, access capital in the early stages of growth. In the first round, four companies...
By: Bailee Henry Senior Project Manager, E-Community Programs NetWork Kansas Growing up in rural Kansas, I had the opportunity to participate in many facets of high school life, including almost every club that my school had to offer. Although my favorite was Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), my involvement in all those clubs...
CONTACT: Tracy Henry, Executive Director, Greater Morris County Development Corporation, 785-844-0865, [email protected] (Morris County, KS) The Greater Morris County Development Corporation (GMDC) kicked off their new Trailblazing Morris County capital campaign with invitations sent to community leaders for an event. The event was held at The Territory Ballroom on Thursday, July 28, 2022,...
By NetWork Kansas In partnership with Next Street and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Verizon Small Business Digital Ready aims to focus on women- and minority-owned businesses in under-resourced communities The online curriculum will provide resources and in-depth support - including coaching, networking and incentives Wichita, KS July 21, 2022 Today, NetWork Kansas...
Wichita, Kansas --- Today, NetWork Kansas announced the hiring of Lea Ann Seiler as the Manager, Entrepreneurship, Southwest Region. In this role, Seiler will support the work of E-Community leadership teams to help advance and strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems in Kansas' southwest region. "I am thrilled to begin working alongside Lea Ann,"...
Media Contact: Sarah LaRosh [email protected] 1-877-521-8600 Date: June 13, 2022 For Immediate Release THREE NEW COMMUNITIES SELECTED TO JOIN THE E-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP Impacting Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Across Kansas Wichita, Kansas --- Three communities have been selected by NetWork Kansas to participate in its innovative Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership. Cloud County, Franklin County, and Trego County were selected in the...
By Imagene Harris, Network Kansas At the beginning of 2021, the Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) was headed into its fourth year. The program was really starting to get its feet under it. The five partner organizations - Kansas State University Research and Extension (K-State), IFF, NetWork Kansas, The Food Trust,...
Wichita, Kansas --- Today, NetWork Kansas announced the hiring of Janet Miller, who joins the staff as Manager, Rural Entrepreneurship, Southeast Region. In her role, Miller will oversee 10 leadership teams in Southeast Kansas that include the following locations: Allen, Altamont, Anderson, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Girard, Linn, Montgomery and Neosho. Miller...
For Immediate Release April 4, 2022 Contact: Sarah LaRosh Director, E-Community Engagement NetWork Kansas 785-346-4978 [email protected] The Dane G. Hansen Foundation will remove the financial barrier to communities participating in the YEC Series by granting the sanction application fee as well as providing an allocation of prize funds to each county's event. This grant allows all 26...
The grant will expand NetWork Kansass programmatic reach to support and build inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems across the state. [Kansas City, MO, (March 22, 2022)] The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation recently announced $3 million in funding to the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing entrepreneurial...
