NetWork Kansas invites Kansas communities to apply for a new economic gardening program that would allow them to offer high-growth businesses in their area targeted economic gardening engagements as part of the Kansas Economic Gardening Network. The NetWork Kansas Economic Gardening Community Application process will accept submissions from community partnerships to provide matching funds for economic gardening engagements with 3-7 businesses in an applying community. Additionally, NetWork Kansas has partnered with Mid-American Manufacturing Technology Center (MAMTC) to offer Innovation Engineering engagements to qualified businesses through the economic gardening program. The deadline for initial community applications is Oct. 12, 2012.
The Kansas Economic Gardening Network was launched by NetWork Kansas in 2010 to connect second-stage companies that have the intent and capacity to grow their business with significant sophisticated technical assistance. Selected businesses interact with an experienced national economic gardening team who deliver economic gardening services tailored to meet the needs of each business. Examples of economic gardening services include GIS, market research, SEO tools, social media monitoring, and sales lead generation. Jeremy Hill of Wichita State University has completed certification to provide market research expertise to Kansas companies and is the first Kansan certified to provide expertise as part of the national team.
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