Helping founders find community and connections
Year-long cohort program for early-stage founders from underserved Midwest communities (women, minority, rural) who are not yet working full-time on their startup, with four 2-day modules.
Statewide initiative supporting early-stage innovators with proof-of-concept funding (up to $25,000), mentorship, and commercialization tools to move ideas from concept to market-ready startups.
Learn more →Structured, cohort-based proof-of-concept program providing up to $25,000 in PoC funding, entrepreneurial education, and commercialization tools for Kansas innovators.
Learn more →Intensive 5-week cohort-based bootcamp for tech entrepreneurs in Emporia, developed in partnership with the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), covering customer discovery, lean startup principles, and building a repeatable, scalable tech business model.
Learn more →Free, cohort-based entrepreneurship program open to all aspiring and current entrepreneurs at any stage, covering business differentiation, consumer demand, launch strategies, and growth, with access to mentors, resources, and a Venture Advancement Program for graduates.
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