Spreading support, knowledge, and connection: Podcasting in a pandemic November 24, 2020 When entrepreneurial ecosystem builders podcast, the advice, resources, and conversations that used to happen in person between entrepreneurs, investors, and local government – still happen.
How has COVID-19 Changed Challenges for Entrepreneurs: Implications for Entrepreneurship Support November 20, 2020 This report shares findings from a spring 2020 survey of 850 entrepreneurs about their experience during the pandemic, and compares them to results from a survey of more than 400 entrepreneurs in fall 2019, prior to the pandemic.
Entrepreneurship’s ability to realize individual potential, spur the economy, and unify: A Q&A with Wendy Guillies November 19, 2020 Kauffman President and CEO, Wendy Guillies, discusses the current state of entrepreneurship, policy that supports new and small business, and the Foundation’s priorities for 2021.
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.
Pandemic economy brings new urgency to building equal access to entrepreneurship November 16, 2020 Experts Philip Gaskin, Tawanna Black and Brad Feld discuss how to help more women, people of color and those in rural areas start and grow businesses to rebuild a vibrant economy.
Andre Perry wants you to know your history – and connect the dots November 6, 2020 Q&A with Andre Perry dives into the American problem of devaluation and suppression of Black communities – and how that hurts everyone.
Rethink Ed 2019 Learn from the first national survey about perceptions of students, employers and parents regarding the future of learning. And learn more about what the Kansas City community is doing to future-proof our region. Dr. Vivienne Ming Learn from Dr. Vivienne Ming, a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author, as she explores how to build a citizen […]
While the national economy grapples with recovery, mayors offer a blueprint for growth October 30, 2020 Mayors who focused on entrepreneurship before 2020 share three reasons why Austin, Dayton, Birmingham, and Oklahoma City, are in a better position to weather COVID-19 and the current economic crisis.
We must collectively commit to rebuilding the small business sector October 29, 2020 Bruce Katz outlines five steps to leverage entrepreneurship for economic recovery from a new report: “Big Ideas for Small Business.”
Agenda This winter, the Rethink Youth conference will bring together student leaders, educators, and community members in a 1.5 day convening exploring education from a learner’s lens. DAY 1 (half day) Conference kickoff. “Welcome” panel discussion with the Student Steering Committee. Community conversation with regional businesses and education leaders discussing “qualifying the value of student voice […]