Kansas City

Tech Entrepreneurs Older

A study finds more technology firms are launched by middle-aged college grads.  Read more

The Palin Effect

This week I was conducting business in Kansas City. I have a great client there so I'm in Kansas City about two or three times a year. You know you're at ...  Read more

Kauffman Donates $25.5 Million to Universities

The grants, part of a $200 million initiative, will help foster entrepreneurship programs at nine schools nationwide.  Read more

Opening Sessions: Mike Faith

I listened to Carl Schramm from the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City talk about how entrepreneurship is in many ways what actually defines us as America...  Read more

Entrepreneurship 101

Can you teach business savvy? The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is giving colleges and universities 35 million reasons to say yes. As Inc. 's J...  Read more

Center Opens to Help Minority Entrepreneurs

July 21, 2005 --The first center under the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership has opened in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Urban Entrepreneu...  Read more

Hands On: Mating Rituals

Screen potential merger partners to reveal irreconcilable differences.  Read more

Don't Forget the Quiet Ones!

Customer surveys may call attention to problems only after the fact, and ongoing demands from new and vocal customers may drown out a loyal, but silent, m...  Read more

The Inner City 100

100 street-smart companies.  Read more

Take Stock In The Futures

Betting on the future level of market indexes isn't a game for the timid. But stock futures have their conservative side as well.  Read more

Relocating Washington

Imagine the Interior Department out West, or Labor in Detroit.  Read more

The Spirit Of Independence; The Valley

"The man with a new idea is a crank -- until the idea succeeds." -- Mark Twain  Read more

Air Waves

The president and pilot of a hot-air ballon firm tells how he is using technology, both aloft and on the ground.  Read more

Small-Town Weekly

Financial summary and brief description of a small-town weekly.  Read more

Taxman Henry Bloch

By 'listening for the thank-yous' his H R Block has won the loyalty of one in 10 American taxpayers  Read more

The Best Places in America to Own a Business

Inc. report on the best locations to own a business.  Read more

Craves: All That And a Bag of Beans

Home espresso machines that brew barista-worthy shots.  Read more

Hard-of-hearing travelers often have a tough time in hotels because they don't know when to answer the telephone or the door -- and they can't hear a fire...  Read more

Weather Report

Weather or Not provides tailored weather reports for client businesses.  Read more

New Trustee at Kauffman Foundation

Dec. 11, 2006 -- Janice Kreamer, a leading figure in the philanthropy sector, is joining the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's board of ...  Read more

Google's Challenge to Facebook

The search giant unveils a new social campaign, plus advice on going viral, and the rest of today's news.  Read more

More Cities To Get Clearwire 4G WiMax

Clearwire announced today it's adding more cities to its list of "who's getting 4G WiMax service next". They are: Miami, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Salt Lak...  Read more

Network: March 1990

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Going Their Way

Whatever else catapulted them to the peak, it wasn't conformity to the norms of business  Read more

States Calling All Angels

A report shows state efforts to boost local angel investing are on the rise nationwide.  Read more

The Inner City 100

100 street-smart companies.  Read more

Angel Investing Down

Market uncertainties are leading to fewer deals with startups, investors say.  Read more

Immigrant Startups Continue to Grow

A national study shows immigrants are launching businesses at a faster pace than native-born entrepreneurs.  Read more

Fourth Wave;

SOME OF THE HEAT IS GOING out of parts of the Sunbelt, as boomtowns like Houston become less attractive to companies that are on the move or expanding. Re...  Read more

Futures Found Overseas

INC. is in error in the statement "The first-ever stock index futures contract was introduced to public trading by the Kansas City Board of Trade on Febru...  Read more

Look to Low-Cost and Niche Airlines for Low Fares

One of the best ways to get the lowest fares is to know where low-cost and niche airlines fly. These carriers allow you to create your own system of airfa...  Read more

Immigrants Driving Startup Growth

A study shows more businesses were launched last year, though fewer by women.  Read more

Keep in Touch

Are your customers frustrated when they can't reach you? Do they have to be transferred three times before reaching the right person? Here's how three dif...  Read more

Reshape Shipping

Your company can put the brakes on truckng costs by joining a nonprofit shipping association. There are more than 150 associations nationwide that serves ...  Read more

Entrepreneurship Group Forms Panel on University Education

Jan. 26, 2006 - In an effort to create a common approach to entrepreneurial education across all universities, a leading organization for...  Read more

Update: Slaking Their Thirst

In October ...  Read more

Ahead Of The Pack

Secrets of Selling to the Home  Read more

Entrepreneurs to the Rescue?

A survey finds Americans trust small businesses to solve the economic crisis, rather than Congress.  Read more

The Next Generation

Results of a survey of high school students on their attitudes about entrepreneurship.  Read more