Economy
KC rallies for low-wage workers
Chants of “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! These poverty wages have got to go!” could be heard across several blocks as hundreds of people marched from Theis Park near the Plaza to the UMKC campus Wednesday afternoon.
What’s the state of entrepreneurship in the U.S.? It’s complicated.
On one hand, it’s a good time to be an entrepreneur. Venture capital and angel investment levels are back up to where they were in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Startup valuations are high. City and state governments are building more economic development strategies for entrepreneurs. On the other hand, new business creation in…
Is driving for – and riding with – Uber worth it?
The night before Thanksgiving last November, Ben McCarthy was out trying to make a little extra cash by driving for the app-based ride-hailing service Uber. He was stopped at a stoplight in Westport when his passengers decided to jump out of the car right there and end the ride early. McCarthy said this wasn’t unusual…
What’s the state of women in Missouri?
A woman in Missouri working full time earns only 71 cents for each dollar a man earns for the same work. Two-thirds of Missouri seniors living in poverty are women. Women make up 51 percent of the Missouri population, but only 25 percent of the state legislature. These are all statistics that you can find…
Helping women dream bigger
Sara Davidson is no stranger to KC’s entrepreneurship community. But after a stint in the marketing industry, a transition to the startup world, and two burnouts — all before the age of 30 — she knew she wanted to do something different. She started Hello Fearless, a company with the goal of “creating a world…