In its third year, the Kansas Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program continued its mission to provide some of the state’s most promising startups with the right foundation for further growth.
Executives from eight Kansas businesses were chosen from hundreds of applications and put through a series of quarterly three-day education sessions on subjects ranging from ways to organize their finances to how to improve how they communicate their business to customers and potential investors.
I HAD THE PRIVILEDGE TO BE A NATIONAL JUDGE FOR THE KANSAS PIPELINE iNNOVATOR OF THE YEAR PROGRAM. I PERSONALLY SERVE AS A JUDGE FOR SEVERAL BUSINESS PLAN OR ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAMS AND BELIEVE THAT THE PIPELINE, YEAR LONG IMMERSION PROGRAM, IS ONE OF THE BEST ENTREPRENEURIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS IN AMERICA.THIS PROGRAM COULD BENEFIT MANY STATES REGIONS AND COUNTRIES. JONI COBB, ITS PRESIDENT AND CEO, IS WILLING TO DISCUSS SUCH EXPANSION IDEAS WITH THOSE THAT DESIRE TO CREATE A MORE ROBUST ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM. CHECKOUT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RECENT INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR PROGRAM WITH THE FOLLOWING BRIEF VIDEO.
RICH BENDIS
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Author: David Twiddy
