A guide to helping small businesses navigate and recover from the COVID-19 crisis March 31, 2020 The Small Business Association (SBA) is the first stop for entrepreneurs seeking relief – plus other options for those who don’t qualify.
Entrepreneurs of a certain age, in this uncertain time August 5, 2020 At 50-ish and older, weathering hard times and calculating risk is tinged with the benefit of experience when it comes to the opportunity of startup life.
Rebuild better: A message from the CEO August 27, 2020 As the nation suffers through more tragedies of racial injustice, we must focus on both short-term and long-term solutions; true equity and inclusion will only come from systems we rebuild better.
The doors will not be closed on Black entrepreneurs November 17, 2020 While the share of new Black entrepreneurs has steadily increased, the pandemic has dealt Black business owners, specifically, a blow that only magnifies the inequities built into the American economy. Black business owners in Kansas City, like entrepreneurs across the country, are managing the reality of now – and the history that got us here.
A message from our CEO June 1, 2020 Together, we will continue with renewed energy to work with our communities to fundamentally change the outcomes of people’s lives – by addressing underlying causes, not just treating symptoms, while striving each day to be our better selves.
Using a Collective Impact Model to Mobilize a City’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Boost Economic Recovery ECOSYSTEMS IN ACTION: PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD Jump to Section Scroll below I. Building a Backbone Collective Impact and Ecosystem Building: Backbone Support and the Role of Initiative Director II. Establishing a Common Agenda Creating Shared Context and Focusing on Local Strengths A Year of Listening and Planning III. Creating Mutually Reinforcing Activities Setting Up […]
To tell the stories of overlooked entrepreneurs April 30, 2020 Experienced business writer and editor Elizabeth MacBride took a risk to show how vital unsung entrepreneurs and small businesses are to the U.S. economy and became an entrepreneur herself. Then, the coronavirus hit.
On every block, in every town and city, for anyone willing to risk, David Sax says we need entrepreneurship May 28, 2020 Philip Gaskin’s recent interview with David Sax hits on entrepreneurship as it struggles and shines with or without a crisis.
Reader response: Systems need to change September 17, 2020 Respondents agreed with many of the options we provided for systems that need addressing, but in general were skeptical about this country’s ability to change.
From the CEO: Working together for a way forward March 19, 2020 Our mission remains as we find our way through this challenging time.