How many jobs do Kansas City startups really create?Â

We'll tell you, <<First Name>>. Plus wages, impact of tech sector and much more.

Kansas City entrepreneurs are job-creating powerhouses

For the first time ever, we can see how many jobs Kansas City startups create—84,011 from 2012 to 2016, to be exact. That’s about 7.7 percent of the total employment in the Kansas City metro area for that time period. There’s even more huge news packed into our newly released We Create Jobs report, including how much startups pay and the impact of the tech sector.

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Are you ready for Techweek—Kansas City?

Techweek is next week (September 11-15), and it's jam-packed with speakers and events. With the kickoff party Monday night, panels around building inclusive tech communities, Women in Tech Breakfast and the much-coveted LaunchKC competition—our calendar is quite full.

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Tips for all entrepreneurial types: startup, microenterprise, main street, second stage and innovation-led

Startups | Microenterprises | Main Street | Second Stage | Innovation-led

Checklist: How to hire your first employee

Creating jobs is one of the greatest things entrepreneurs do, it’s also one of the most complicated. Download our easy-to-use checklist to get started.

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The KC streetcar is here. You’re hired.

During the Kansas City streetcar construction, Brandy McCombs grew her team exponentially. And she’s still riding the success train.

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Thirsty Coconut's Secret Ingredient?

Its employees. Learn how the Einsel brothers tripled their revenue year over year and grew their team to more than a dozen in rural Kansas.

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Bad hires almost ruined his biz

“I was really putting my new business in danger.” That’s how Alex Nuñez felt before he squared away his hiring process. Learn what he learned the hard way.

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Today’s youth: Tomorrow’s entrepreneurs

The “Your Piece of the Pie” curriculum teaches elementary-aged students what it takes to start a business. Interested in teaching it in your 4th, 5th or 6th grade classroom? RSVP for the 9/14 info session.

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Hellos & customers: Can’t biz without them

Join us at our upcoming educational events to hear from the entrepreneurs behind notes to self socks® and RFP365 and brainstorm with peers and experts: Sept. 22 and 29.

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Do you have a business idea?

Test your idea and build a network of support in Co.Starters, a new class offered by women- and minority-focused resource partner, Project United Knowledge.

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Investing in Kansas City

Each month, we highlight the businesses in KC that are receiving funding and making all the right moves to grow from startup to second stage. Find out which companies got funding.

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