People & Places
Representatives from US Small Business Administration talk entrepreneurship at Kauffman Foundation
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration visited Kansas City on January 22. Dr. Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for advocacy, and Becky Greenwald, regional advocate for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, participated in 1 Million Cups before attending a closed meeting with entrepreneurs. Sargeant holds a national…
Handful of metro businesses now accepting bitcoin
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism In the United States there is no gold standard for the dollar, so it is hard to discern true value. It is valuable because we all agree it is. This is called fiat currency. A new style of currency has recently emerged and has become increasingly popular…
Exploring the Animal Health Corridor: a primer to Kansas City’s big industry
Halfway between Manhattan, Kan., and Columbia, Mo., Kansas City is smack in the middle of what the Kansas City Area Development Council calls the Animal Health Corridor. According to the council, the Kansas City area is home to 220 animal health–related businesses and 20,000 industry-related jobs. This results in Kansas City being a major player…
Startups get new style
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism Picture this: a man in his late twenties is wearing sneakers, jeans and a hoodie. This doesn’t sound like the typical executive uniform. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, is infamous for his casual attire in the workplace and is part of a wave of…
1 Million Cups with Pet Cooler Carrier and Unlocked Furniture
The Hale Center for Journalism’s Kyle Geary attends 1 Million Cups each week and shares the highlights of the presentations. [<a href=”//storify.com/KCPT/1-million-cups-with-pet-cooler-carrier-and-unlocke” target=”_blank”>View the story “1 Million Cups with Pet Cooler Carrier and Unlocked Inc” on Storify</a>]
Profile: Paul Jarrett of Bulu Box
Paul Jarrett, CEO and co-founder of Bulu Box, a monthly subscription service for health and wellness products, received the Innovator of The Year Award at Pipeline’s annual ceremony last week. But only a few years ago, Jarrett didn’t even have a business of his own. Jarrett, who is now in his early 30s, was not…
Profiling the Animal Health Corridor: Merck Animal Health
About this series: Kansas City is in the heart of what local economic development officials say is America’s Animal Health Corridor, stretching from Manhattan, Kan., to Columbia, Mo. The Kansas City Area Development Council says the KC area alone is home to four of the 10 largest global animal health companies. This series will profile:…
Startup Snapshot: EyeVerify
Kyle Geary — The Hale Center For Journalism Phones can be unlocked using swipes, passwords or even fingerprints, but soon users may be using their eyeprints. It seems like something from a science-fiction movie, but a Kansas City company is making it a reality. EyeVerify wants to make mobile security as simple as looking at…
Bulu Box Takes Home Innovator of the Year
Pipeline Inc. awarded Paul Jarret, co-founder of Bulu Box, its 2013 Innovator of the Year award Thursday, Jan. 23, at The Midland. Bulu Box is a subscription service for health, nutrition and weight loss products. According to the company’s website, subscribers are sent monthly sample boxes of a variety of vitamins, protein supplements, fitness DVDs, digestion…
One Million Cups with BIME Analytics and Dewsly
1 Million Cups hosted a packed crowd Wednesday morning as BIME Analytics and Dewsly presented their companies. The first to present were Jim Lysinger and Rachel Delacour with BIME Analytics. Lysinger said BIME is “the glue that allows you to connect all those data sources, slice and dice your data and come up with stunning…