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Lula bets on responsible growth to hit profitability; why the startup’s most valuable property is room to scale
Lula opened 2025 by announcing a hefty funding round; the momentum has only continued to build, founder Bo Lais shared. On top of its $28 million Series A round in early February, the Kansas City-base...

World Cup hosts launch KC Game Plan for entrepreneurs; heat map, cultural insights on global visitors warming up next
Kansas City boasts no better roster of ambassadors than the region’s small business owners, said Tracy Whelpley, announcing a new KC2026 “Game Plan” for entrepreneurs who are eager to put cleats...

Bring Back the Coffee Shop Tip Jar
Photo: Catherine McQueen/Getty Images The other day, the company Square shared some interesting data with me: For the first time since 2015 (as far back as this data went), the aver...

This Ferryboat Captain Battles Strong Currents, High Winds—and Ravenous Seagulls
Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. My love for the water began as a kid, growing up in Corpus Christi. My friends, brother, and I started hand building small boats...

Check out the entrepreneur winners of this library pitch competition (and beyond-the-shelf resources)
Overwhelmed and excited to make a bigger impact, Rasheedah Villarreal expressed joy and gratitude Thursday after her name was announced as the top winner among a wide-ranging catalog of entrepreneurs ...

BeVel’s edge on Troost: Scaling culture alongside barbershop’s executive clean up
A young Casie Murff jumped from cutting lawns to shaping lines, but it wasn’t until decades later — after embracing support from groups like The Porter House KC, Kansas City G.I.F.T. and a resurge...

A24’s First Restaurant Is an Art-House Supper Club
Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times/Redux The other week, chefs and longtime business partners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr were sitting in a plush green banquette talking hockey �...

Annie Austen’s newest store opens, building around ‘an actual human being’ and her gut instincts
That glow within downtown Overland Park isn’t just coming from the freshly stocked shelves at the new Annie Austen storefront; it’s yet another product of the pandemic-pivot entrepreneur’s conta...

Meet the competition: AltCap Your Biz unveils finalists for pitch event, $60K in awards
A popular fall pitch competition for emerging entrepreneurs is returning to Union Station in November with AltCap today announcing 10 finalists for $60,000 in cash prizes — ranging from Kansas City�...

This voter-approved investor backed Zhou B Arts, KD Academy and a new hotel at 18th and Vine; now it has a new home
EDCKC absorbing initiative built to strengthen KC’s urban core after $60M in investments A move to transition the Central City Economic Development (CCED) program under the umbrella of a larger KCMO...