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Kauffman Partners With TechStars Network to Standardize Seed Acc...

Small Business Trends  Fri, 02/18/2011 - 05:00

Boulder, Colorado and Kansas City, Missouri (PRESS RELEASE – February 18, 2011) – TechStars, the premier startup accelerator, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world’s largest foundation promoting entrepreneurship, announced a partnership to create awareness of and simplify access to the growing number of credible seed accelerator programs globally.

As part of the partnership, the Kauffman Foundation is providing TechStars with $200,000 in funding to build software utilized by the TechStars Network.


 

Kauffman Labs Unveils Inaugural Class of Education Ventures Prog...

Small Business Trends  Thu, 01/27/2011 - 05:00

Kansas City, Missouri (PRESS RELEASE – January 27, 2011) – Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation today announced the selection of its inaugural class of the Education Ventures Program, which will immerse 25 aspiring entrepreneurs in an intensive, hands-on program designed to catalyze the creation of high-growth companies in the education sector.


 

CityMax.com President Dean Gagnon Selected to Judge Global Stude...

Small Business Trends  Thu, 11/26/2009 - 05:00

Vancouver, B.C. (PRESS RELEASE – November 26, 2009) – Dean Gagnon, CityMax.com Chief Evangelist and President, was today named to the prestigious Global Student Entrepreneur Awards’ (GSEA) judging panel.

The 2009 GSEA, held in Kansas City, Missouri, is the premier award for students that own and run a business while attending a college or university.