Scale Up Kansas City

Ready to grow your #KC business strategically? Download the 7 growth strategies and learn about where you can develop your business! https://www.kcsourcelink.com/landing/7-growth-strategies

One thing (of the many things) we about our Scalers? The community of support they build. They learn together, they build together, they sweat together. Here are just a few Scalers from our latest cohort who gathered (in-person! and with yogurt!) for a Pilates + Barre tour and class from fellow scaler Studio 7 Pilates + Barre.

Heads up, U.S. Small Business Administration will begin accepting applications for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund starting today at 12 noon. The portal will stay open to any eligible establishment until all funds are exhausted. https://restaurants.sba.gov/requests/borrower/login/

Together, the UMKC Innovation Center and all of our partners accomplished a lot in 2020. See how entrepreneurs, service providers, investors and community and corporate leaders united to make a difference: https://www.kcsourcelink.com//umkc-innovation-center-revea KCSourceLink, MOSourceLink, Missouri SBDC at UMKC, UMKC, Digital Sandbox KC and Sourcelink

It’s a part of our company’s culture to help the people we call our family. I knew our participants were going to need our help. I knew they were going to be hungry. Scale Up Kansas City alumna Patricia McCreary battled to keep her #KC business afloat in 2020 ... and ended up thriving. See how helping others kept Margaret's Place Adult Recreation and Wellness Center afloat during the darkest days of the pandemic: https://www.kcsourcelink.com//how-margaret-s-place-thrived

Operate a theater? Live venue? Performing arts org? The new Shuttered Venue Operators Grant #SVOG has now launched. Be sure to see what you need to qualify and get started now. https://www.kcsourcelink.com//new-16b-sba-grant-helps-kans

These women are helping make #KC America's most Entrepreneurial City! In this last week of #Women's History Month, we celebrate a few Scale Up Kansas City alumnae: Jy Maze of Maze Freight Solutions, Amy Slattery of Odimo, Thalia Cherry of Cherry, Patricia McCreary of Margaret's Place and Aaron Fulk of Lillian James Creative, who are bringing innovative ideas and unleashing their tremendous talent into the KC business world. We can help you scale up, too. https://www.kcsourcelink.com/myplan

Many programs can help entrepreneurs scale. Have you seen these application deadlines? Programs and upcoming deadlines from AltCap, Scale Up Kansas City, Missouri SBDC at UMKC, SBDC Kansas at JCCC, Pipeline, Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP) https://www.kcsourcelink.com//programs-mentors-classes-to-

You can grow your business, even during a pandemic. Tony Davis, owner of Primo Construction, is living proof. With the help of Missouri SBDC at UMKC and Growth360 (think of it as a pre-ScaleUP! KC), Tony sharpened his knowledge of scheduling, cash flow, marketing, risk management to pick up larger projects, help them run smoother and prepare his business for big growth. "As your company grows, it becomes less about you and more about the business and everybody as a whole around it."

It's so exciting to see that all of the KC entrepreneurs who are part of in 2021 Pipeline fellows are part of our UMKC Innovation Center family. How can we help you level up? https://www.bizjournals.com//pipeline-reveals-2021-fellows

Making history . . . by topping all the lists. Meet Jy Maze, CEO of Maze Freight Solutions. alumna of Scale Up Kansas City, one of #KC's top businesses and recent addition to the Forbes 1000 list. Congrats, Jy! https://www.forbes.com/profile/jy-maze/

What do Green Resources Consulting, LLC, Trilogy Sports & Fitness, Inc., Marquette Physical Therapy, Rising Construction Services, Inc., and Open Minds Child Development Center have in common? They’re part of our 11th cohort, where they’ll get the coaching, perspective and connections to scale their businesses and make them more resilient for the future. Check them out here: https://www.kcsourcelink.com//scaleup-kansas-city-announce

Christmas Toy Drive . . . still accepting donations today! This is effort is lead by the incredible Margaret's Place Adult Recreation and Wellness Center.

Only 2 days left to apply! Get your application to Scale Up Kansas City in by Dec. 23 for Cohort 11 (Jan - May, 2021). Apply at www.scaleupkc.com What do you need? At least 2 years in business At least $200,000 in revenue... At least 2 employees The desire to scale your business to heights you have dreamed about! Complete the application by December 23 to be considered for this no-fee 16 week opportunity to work ON your business and not IN your business. See more

Remember, friends help friends scale businesses. Apps open until Dec. 23 at www.scaleupkc.com.

Flash back to March 19 . . . the SBA named Scaler Amie Bristol of HMC Performance Coatings the Kansas Small Business Person of the Year. What will you do with the coaches, network and knowledge of ScaleUP! KC? Oh, and did we mention that ScaleUP! KC is offered at no cost. Apply by Dec. 23 at www.scaleupkc.com ... https://content.govdelivery.com/accoun//bulletins/27fbc3b.

In celebration of National Veterans Small Business Week and through Nov. 12, we've rounded up some great events on starting and growing a business, finding funding and more for veteran entrepreneurs from these awesome organizations: U.S. Small Business Administration, Veterans Business Resource Center, Square One Small Business Services, SCORE Mentors, Missouri SBDC, Missouri SBDC at UMKC, Missouri PTAC

What's wagyu? That's a question Patrick Montgomery of KC Cattle Company had to overcome to build his business ... and his first years as an entrepreneur were rough, to boot. See how some headline-grabbing luck and some help from key business resources like Scale Up Kansas City, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Farm Service Agency, U.S. Small Business Administration and Missouri SBDC at UMKC put his startup in greener pastures. https://www.mosourcelink.com//veteran-entrepreneur-patrick

Meet the KCSourceLink Navigator, here in our feed with some tips on how to find new customers. (And tune in next week for tips on Growth Hacking.) With a little bit of math, some low-cost tech tools, and your come-back customers telling their story, it just might be easier than you think! It won't happen overnight, but with acquiring customers and moving them through the funnel, you are sure to have more sales in the long-run. https://www.kcsourcelink.com//how-to-build-a-c...ustomer-acqu https://www.score.org//what-do-customers-want-local-busine https://www.score.org/blog/how-get-better-customer-retention See more

Getting your business online . . . not always as easy as it looks. If you have web development skills or if you need them to reach new customers, check out this business directory and matching tool, gotdevkc.com. Right now, GotDevKC is looking for vendors because at its core it's a tool for KC's amazing web talent too, to help build their businesses and reach new customers. Want to get listed as a vendor? Just click on "get listed" to join the business directory.

Would to see some #KansasCity businesses on this list. What do you think? Is your business ready to be among the Forbes 1000? Quick facts: - Minimum 1 year in businesscan be full-time, part-time or side hustle. - Maximum $10M in annual revenue or Series A funding. ... - Committed to diversity and inclusion and entrepreneurs making a difference in their community, industry and the world. - Deadline is Oct. 31, 2020. See more

Is Pipeline the next step in your entrepreneurial journey? If you are a high-performing entrepreneur, call the Midwest home, are ready to invest in your prof dev and help build other global businesses, this could be the thing for you. Apply by 10/21. https://www.pipelineentrepreneurs.com/

The deadline to receive your IRS Economic Impact Payment (EIP) is October 15, 2020. If you or someone you know are eligible, and have not received the EIP payment up to $1,200, you must act now! Go to IRS https://go.usa.gov/xGy3g to request your payment; if you need to open a bank account to receive your payment go to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation http://go.usa.gov/xv9EM

Need a little inspiration to guide your leadership? Hear it from the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Top 10 CEOs on how they give back to the community, incentivize employees, and build diversity and inclusion, via Kansas City Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com//kc-chambers-2020-top-10-ceos-

Well, that's a familiar face in a CNBC article! It's nice to hear about Scalers like Lillian James Creative who are partnering, rebuilding, surviving and thriving . . . https://www.cnbc.com//tips-for-small-business-owners-tryin

New resource in town! We're looking for web developers to seed a new service directory for Kansas City startups and small businesses. Looking for work? Ready to help get Kansas City businesses get online? Sign up for free. http://gotdevkc.com/

Last call for #GEWKC proposals. Did we get yours yet? Submit your proposal at gewkc.org

BIG. HUGE. Congrats to Scaler HMC Performance Coatings and Amie Tripp-Bristol for being named THE Kansas Small Business Person of the Year by U.S. Small Business Administration. Amie doubled sales and number of employees between 2016 and 2018 after starting her biz 7 years ago, as a woman in a predominantly male industry.

Let's break it down. Here are 10 reasons why YOU should submit a proposal for this year's #GEWKC Prime-Time events. Deadline is 9/25. https://www.kcsourcelink.com//10-reasons-to-submit-an-even

It's day 2 of #SmallBusiness Week, w/ PPP success stories, access to capital with Black Girl Ventures, Truist, Harlem Hops and Nubian Hueman , small business well-being with Met Life, content marketing with ConstanContact, resources for veterans & more. Agenda in the pics. Register here: https://www.mosourcelink.com//national-small-business-week