Tag: Kauffman Foundation

Tech’s New (Geographical) Frontier: ‘Silicon Prairie’

Nov 21, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Kansas City, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Economic

New York Times: Tech’s New (Geographical) Frontier: ‘Silicon Prairie’ … From here [Des Moines] to Omaha to Kansas City — a region known more for its barns than its bandwidth — a start-up tech scene is burgeoning. Dozens of new ventures are laying roots each year, investors are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to…
Prison Entrepreneurship Program

Feb 17, 2009

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mwkruse

in Business, Christian Life, Economic Development, Kansas City, Poverty

One of the programs I've devoted time to over the years is the First Step Fund, a program offered through Fast Trac at the Kauffman Foundation. As the website says: "First Step Fund is a nonprofit agency that has been providing business training and support to low- to moderate-income entrepreneurs in the metro Kansas City…