By: Don Macke with Ann Chaffin, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Special Thanks to Deb Markley and Dana Williams Central Appalachia is a landscape rich in both culture and natural resources. It is also a landscape with biting poverty and residents struggling to realize the American dream of prosperity. The decline of king coal...
E-Community Loans - ~Empower2Life, LLC in Topeka. Partner: Shawnee Co Extension Council ~Sweet Dreams Cupcakery in Elkhart. Partner: County of Morton ~TA Sewell Properties, LLC dba The Tree House of Early Learning in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center ~Crew Nutrition in McPherson. Partner: McPherson Chamber of Commerce ~Petersen Enterprises, LLC in Ellsworth. Partner: Ellsworth...
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems We live in a very complex and dynamic global economy and society. Change seems to be accelerating. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic illustrates how globally interrelated we are now. With the start of each new year new content is generated focused on the future and what...
E-Community Loans - ~Timbercraft Cabinetry & Woodwork, LLC in Paola. Partner: Greater Miami County Econ Dev Corp. ~Miller Tire and Lube, LLC in Altamont. Partner: Altamont Community Improvement Assn. ~Viva La Fiesta of Wamego Mexican Cantina, Inc. in Wamego. Partner: Pottawatomie County Econ Dev. ~Schneider Feed, Lawn & Supply in Augusta. Partner: Augusta Progress Inc. ~Tipsy...
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Despite a worldwide pandemic health crisis, recession, all the Zoom conferences, and a presidential election, we close out another productive year. Here's a compilation of original white papers we shared on entrepreneurship and ecosystem building. Read on. NetWork Kansas is the home for e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems,...
E-Community Loans - ~Triplet Automotive, Inc. in St. John. Partner: Stafford County Econ Dev. ~TA Holdings, LLC in Baldwin City. Partner: Douglas County E-Community ~Str8 Edge Barbershop, LLC in Leavenworth. Partner: Grow Leavenworth County Dev Corp. ~Twigs Floral and Gifts, Inc. in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center. ~The Strand, LLC in Hays. Partner: Grow...
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and David Iaquinta Is Your Community a JEDI Hometown? Growing Entrepreneurial Communities The United States has grown and developed in large part by waves of new residents bringing their histories, values, customs, foods, religions, and so much more. While America has been a land of opportunity for...
E-Community Loans - ~RBB, LLC in Emporia. Partner: Emporia Main Street ~Clarity Consulting Group, LLC in Hays. Partner: Grow Hays ~Columbus Bait & Tackle in Columbus. Partner: Cherokee County Econ Dev Corp. ~Beds & Biscuits, LLC in Atwood. Partner: Rawlins County Econ Dev. Startup Kansas and E-Community Loan - ~Heartland Gamebirds, LLC in Courtland. Partner: Republic...
By: Don Macke, e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Broadband and Rural America Restart, Recovery and Resiliency The world COVID-19 pandemic health crisis has greatly disrupted our lives with millions of Americans now infected and deaths approaching 215,000 according to Johns Hopkins University data. While the worst effects of the pandemic have largely impacted more...
E-Community Loans - ~Natural Choice Company, LLC in Wamego. Partner: Pottawatomie Co Econ Dev. ~Welch Market, LLC in Humboldt. Partner: City of Humboldt ~Reclaimed by Michele, LLC in Lawrence. Partner: Lawrence Chamber of Commerce ~Bows & Britches Boutique, LLC in Independence. Partner: Innovative Business Resource Center, Independence, KS ~Barnes, LLC in Hays. Partner: Grow Hays ~Drop-In...
