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Building a Business, Part 1: It starts with a dream…
When people think about starting a business, they rarely think of factors in the order that they need to occur. If you attempt to simply found a business without having done these things in order, I can pretty much guarantee that you’ll fail. To start with, it takes the right motivation. Often this isn’t the…
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KC’s Global Entrepreneurship Week invites area innovators to submit events for this year’s lineup
Global Entrepreneurship Week will return to Kansas City this fall with a 5-day lineup of inspiring events and speakers aimed toward helping area entrepreneurs connect to the city’s ecosystem. GEW is an international celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups and bring ideas to life. Founded in Kansas City by the Kauffman…
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GlobalHack VII returns to St. Louis, focuses on immigration and innovation
GlobalHack, a St. Louis-based nonprofit focused on driving social impact through technology, will return this fall for GlobalHack VII with a theme focused on immigration and innovation. The hackathon will take place at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University from Friday, October 12 to Sunday, October 14. Teams from around the country,…
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Two days left to submit applications for NewBoCo’s entrepreneurial programs
Entrepreneurs still have two days left to submit their applications to NewBoCo’s fall entrepreneurial programs, Social Good Accelerator and Iowa Startup Accelerator’s fall batches. NewBoCo’s Social Good Accelerator, Iowa’s first and only accelerator program for nonprofits, is accepting applications for two funded spots this fall. Teams from new nonprofit organizations or new ideas from existing…
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One Developer’s Story Part 6: The Future Revolution
Software development can be an amazing gamble. In this series, Nikolaus Kimla has told the story of how Pipeliner CRM was conceived and researched, how the goal of disruption was formulated, how he and his company sought an industry, the bold move of coming to America, going super-mobile and making the move to cloud-only. Now…
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Wichita’s e2e incubator hires Josh Oeding as new CEO
Wichita’s e2e Accelerator recently announced the hiring of Josh Oeding as its new CEO. e2e, which stands for “entrepreneur-to-entrepreneur,” is a community-driven organization that incubates, accelerates and invests in growth-oriented companies with the overall mission to accelerate the Wichita area entrepreneurial ecosystem. “There’s been a lot of progress in building the entrepreneurial ecosystem over the past…
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MedBlox prescribes a new way for patients to control personal health records
Imagine trying to piece together your complete medical history. Would you even know where to look? Would the process of obtaining records from your childhood pediatrician be the same getting them from your current dermatologist? Healthcare records at different doctors’ offices tend to be siloed off from each other and aren’t immediately accessible to all…
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Develop and enhance your IT leadership skills with AIM Leadership Academy
A strong tech ecosystem starts with strong talent, including leadership talent. But as today’s IT managers increasingly deal with the challenges of global competition and a changing workforce, effective management and leadership skills are needed more than ever. That’s why AIM and its local business members have collaborated to create an annual IT Leadership Academy.…
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Six education startups named to LEANLAB Education’s K12 Fellowship
Six education entrepreneurs developing new technologies, tools and services to enhance teaching and learning will participate in LEANLAB Education’s K12 Fellowship this year. The LEANLAB Education K12 Fellowship is an accelerator program for startup ventures focused on solving real problems within education. This year’s Cohort 5 Fellows will work with coaches and mentors from Kansas…
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One Developer’s Story Part 5: Going Super Mobile, and the Future in the Cloud
Software development can be an amazing gamble. In part 1 of this series, Nikolaus Kimla told the story of how Pipeliner CRM was conceived and researched. In part 2, he related the revolutionary story of how the goal of disruption was formulated. In part 3, he and his company sought an industry. Then came time…