Tag Archives: Kauffman Foundation

Congratulations to Our Neighboring KC KS, Now 100 Times Faster Thanks to Google.

By Maureen Griffith | Published: March 30, 2011
It’s official…Google just announced Kansas City, Kansas will get the first high-speed broadband network in the country. Just a few short miles away from Codero’s headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas, the city beat out more than 1,100 cities across the U.S. to become a test site for the fiber network.
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Help for Startups In Business Plan Competitions.

By Maureen Griffith | Published: August 25, 2010
Young startup businesses looking for mentorship, services and investors may want to take note of a new resource available to them. iStart, a new web-based platform from the Kauffman Foundation, is designed to connect entrepreneurs to a network of support to assist them in the growth of their businesses.
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Who’s Really Creating New Businesses?

By Maureen Griffith | Published: August 10, 2010
If you are an entrepreneur, you may want to view the statistics surrounding startup businesses which were compiled by the Kauffman Foundation. Some data may surprise you. These interactive charts make it easy to see who is really creating new businesses and where.
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What Does It Take To Be An Entrepreneur?

By Maureen Griffith | Published: July 26, 2010
It is not unusual in a down economy for entrepreneurship to rise. A crisis for a company might open up an opportunity for an employee. For some downsized staff, launching their own business and “working for themselves” is often seen as the silver lining.  Do you have what it takes to successfully run your own [...]
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