Tag: small

Small Biz to Watch: El Café Cubano brews rich simplicity inspired by ancestors’ appetite for the American dream

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:38:22 +0000

Editor’s note: Startland News is showcasing five Kansas City small businesses this week through the newsroom’s first-ever Small Biz to Watch series, presented by Bank of America. The following highlights one of the 2025 honorees, curated by editors from Kansas City’s wide array of hard-working entrepreneurs and business owners.

Small Biz to Watch: Matchless Cabinet throws ‘BBQ nerds’ onto national spotlight’s grill

admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:13:59 +0000

A Story of Courage, From One of Our Own

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:06:31 +0000

KC-built creator marketplace expands to connect small businesses to influencers of all sizes

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:47:59 +0000

When Wes Elder and Caleb Vetter launched CreatorSpace more than a year ago, they set out to carve their own path through the blended world of entertainment and technology, Elder shared. Now their startup — what they bill as the world’s first creator marketplace — is taking a new turn.

The co-founders plan to release an expanded version of CreatorSpace, a marketplace platform where brands of all sizes can find and partner with creators and influencers for promotions.

Small Biz to Watch: Deposit The Work builds mass with tech-enabled consistency — no excuses, all grit

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:00:26 +0000

Culinary Center cooking with plans to expand from Overland Park into Northland shops

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:40:53 +0000

After nearly 30 years in downtown Overland Park, The Culinary Center of Kansas City is expanding with a second location.

It plans a late 2025 or an early 2026 opening in the former Ombra small plates + librations spot in The Village at Briarcliff, 4161 N. Mulberry St. in the Northland. The space will be remodeled.

Small Biz to Watch: Chick-In Waffle scales its cleverly KC-sauced identity, tapping Gen Z soul, God’s blessings

admin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:10:38 +0000

Small Biz to Watch: Someday Sunday opens the door to me-time without guilt (or toxins)

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:47:10 +0000

These 15 KCMO projects just got a $19M+ boost; funding focused on inclusive community investments

admin — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:42:58 +0000

A pair of high-profile projects at 18th and Vine — restoring the Boone Theater and its Kansas City jazz legacy, along with transforming the long-vacant Workhouse Castle into a boutique hotel — offer just a few notes from a chorus of just-funded redevelopment initiatives aimed at buoying small business and tackling challenges in Kansas City’s urban core.

Independence day: Flipping from side-hustle to full-time requires grind behind glory

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:57:38 +0000

Founders found freedom in the journey (but they’re grateful for what they didn’t know was ahead)

Jason Taylor walked away from big tech for good in January — leaving behind a dream résumé that included a long engineering career at Microsoft, then Google, for the freedom to pursue what had once been just a passion project: his own custom cabinetry company that soon would be seen on national TV.

Day Trips: Central Texas Burger Destinations

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Three small-town spots worth a drive for a good burger

Korean Seafood Is the Specialty at Musaek in Midtown

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:00:41 +0000

Photo: Courtesy of Musaek

A specialty of the South Korean coastal city Sokcho, mulhoe is fish stew that’s perfect for summer. Spicy raw fish is served chilled with a cold soup and, of course, cold noodles. At Musaek, on the eastern fringe of Koreatown, the soup is served on the side and the noodles are bouncy konjac. “It’s basically like a seafood sashimi with cold broth.

A Kreuz Market Alum Brings Lockhart-Style Barbecue to Marble Falls

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:17:08 +0000

Inspiration took him to a dark space; why ‘Macbeth KC’ creator wants to trap audiences in a world with no heroes

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:07:46 +0000

An immersive experience set in a post-apocalyptic world — the brainchild of Kansas City artist and designer Keyon Monte — transforms an iconic Shakespearean tragedy into a warped, high-fashion human drama staged within a downtown coworking space.

Game on: Kauffman adds 37 nonprofits to its just-funded roster, building impact capacity ahead of World Cup

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:49:50 +0000

Efforts to boost economic mobility across Kansas City and beyond needn’t follow a well-worn playbook, Kauffman Foundation officials said, announcing a range of newly funded initiatives — from grassroots entrepreneurial training to World Cup-focused public-private partnerships to capital access expansion.