A new initiative from KCSourceLink that places three experienced business leaders in strategic locations across Kansas City will help aspiring entrepreneurs better connect with the resources and answers they need to start and grow businesses and side hustles, said Becca Castro.
Becca Castro, KCSourceLink
“KCSourceLink is making it easier than ever for aspiring entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners to find the resources they need to navigate hurdles and find success,” Castro, senior director of KCSourceLink said of the new Community Network Navigators effort. “This program enables us to meet entrepreneurs where they are in the community and ultimately fuel economic prosperity by creating jobs and opportunities for the region’s doers, dreamers and makers.”
The free-to-consult community navigators are placed at The Porter House KC, The Toolbox KC, and Square One Small Business and Career Services by Mid-Continent Public Library as part of the program, which is possible thanks to a $250,000 regional node grant from The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC).
Current and hopeful entrepreneurs can meet with a community navigator on site to receive their custom plan of the resources that can help them reach their goals. They also may connect with a KCSourceLink navigator through the website, hotline (816-235-6500) or by walking into the KCSourceLink offices at 4747 Troost Ave., Ste. 123 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The new community navigators and their placements include:
Castro is thrilled to welcome the community navigators to the KCSourceLink team, she said, on the heels of hiring Dena Thomas Aouassou to be KCSourceLink’s first director of operations — a role that helps support the navigators and other team members.
“Their skills, passion and fresh perspectives will bring incredible value to the way we support business owners and help drive meaningful impact in our community,” Castro said.
KCSourceLink is a program of the UMKC Innovation Center. With a network of more than 230 business-building organizations in the 18-county Kansas City region, KCSourceLink helps aspiring and existing business owners find relevant resources.
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