People & Places
Startup Snapshot: Sock 101
While most entrepreneurs have ventured into the world of technology, software and apps, Sock 101 has been making socks. To be clear, they have been doing more than just that – they are designing, manufacturing, selling, and shipping socks at a time when many startups deal in the digital realm.
Kansas City hosts Mayors from Around the Nation for Entrepreneurship Conference
Kyle Geary | Kansas City, MO–Mayors from around the country gathered under one roof Wednesday to discuss the hot topic of entrepreneurship. The Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship, held at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, featured seven different speakers who covered everything from art to economics. It also hosted two roundtable discussions, where panels of mayors…
Get Behind The Ring: A Clash at the Kauffman Foundation
Kyle Geary | Kansas City, MO – If you stopped by the Kauffman Foundation Monday evening, you may have thought you were about to witness a championship boxing match – and you would be, at least partially, correct. There was a “clash” at the Kauffman Foundation, but instead of punches being thrown, pitches were. The…
Get In The Ring with Global Entrepreneurship Week
The Kauffman Foundation posted this video on YouTube about Global Entrepreneurship Week
28th annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards held at UMKC Bloch School
Kyle Geary | Kansas City, MO –The 28th annual Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony was held Monday, October 21, at the Bloch executive hall for Entrepreneurship and Innovation on the University of Missouri–Kansas City campus. The ceremony serves as a fundraiser for UMKC and the Bloch school. There were four honorees this year. The…