e2 In-Depth: Regional Development and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building

By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Over the decades e2 has worked throughout North America. We observed that rural communities who partnered with strong regional development organizations had more robust and successful economic development. This month, we share a new podcast episode, Regional Development and Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building. We also...

NETWORK KANSAS RECEIVES $30,000 GRANT TO GROW YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP CHALLENGE SERIES ACROSS KANSAS

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...

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Announces $3 Million in Funding to NetWork Kansas to Accelerate Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

The grant will expand NetWork Kansas’s 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...

Nine Years of Youth Entrepreneurship in Kansas

"Anne's vision helped usher us into the youth entrepreneurship arena. She has transitioned from a full-time employee at NetWork Kansas to being an equally successful stay at home mom, as well as operating her own copyright/digital marketing consulting company. With our YEC season in full-speed mode, and KEC coming up,...

NETWORK KANSAS LAUNCHES $150,000 FUND TO CONNECT MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS WITH CAPITAL IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY

Media Contact: Erik Pedersen President and Chief Operating Officer NetWork Kansas (316) 425-8841 [email protected] Date: March 3, 2022 For Immediate Release NETWORK KANSAS LAUNCHES $150,000 FUND TO CONNECT MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS WITH CAPITAL IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY (Kansas City, KS ) - The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas is launching a $150,000 microloan fund to support entrepreneurs in Wyandotte County called...

E-Communities & King of Queens: I Found a Connection

By Erik Pedersen President and Chief Operating Officer NetWork Kansas Courtesy photo: Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmuMJDOnIDM I assume most of you who read this are huge fans of King of Queens like I am, mostly because I can't imagine anyone not loving that show!  (Surely, you all know Doug and Carrie Heffernan, Deacon Palmer...

NetWork Kansas Receives $500,000 Grant Award to Benefit Entrepreneurs, Grow Organizational Capacity

News Release – For Immediate Release                                                Contact:  Erik Pedersen 877-521-8600 • [email protected]   February 14, 2022 NetWork Kansas Receives $500,000 Grant Award to Benefit Entrepreneurs, Grow Organizational Capacity Wichita, Kansas --The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas announced receiving a $500,000 grant award from the Patterson Family Foundation to benefit entrepreneurs and grow the...

Partner Feature: Kira Hopkins, Entrepreneur Business Basics

An Interview by CML Collective for NetWork Kansas

'Bringing to life dreams that others would usually reject' An interview with Founder Kira Hopkins

CML: Thank you so much for joining us! We have Kira Hopkins, founder of Entrepreneur Business Basics, also known as EBB. How are you doing today? Kira: I’m doing...

e2 In-Depth: New Resources for 2022

By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems At e2, we not only have written a chapter (more on that below), but we have new resources we are excited to share this year! Throughout 2022 we plan to focus on three themes: 1. Transformative Change and Entrepreneurship We are releasing our remarkable story collection on Ord,...

The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas Announces Reorganization/Promotions to Meet Demand for Services

December 15, 2021 News Release – For Immediate Release   Contact:  Steve Radley (877) 521-8600 [email protected]       The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas Announces Reorganization/Promotions to Meet Demand for Services   Wichita, Kansas --The Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship DBA NetWork Kansas announced the formalization of internal structural changes and promotions to meet increasing demand for services and...