The Entrepreneurial Community in Kansas City From Fragmented to Collaborative
- The Entrepreneurial Community in Kansas City From Fragmented to Collaborative
- Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Town Square
- Location
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Venue
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Town Square
Address
4801 Rockhill Road
4801 Rockhill Road, Missouri 64110
United States
- Event Dates
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11/14/2012
12:00 PM
- 1:30 PM
- Event Details
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“The Entrepreneurial Community in Kansas City:
From Fragmented to Collaborative?”
GEW-KC Luncheon featuring Heike Mayer
Wednesday, November 14
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, Town Square
4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Join Heike Mayer, professor of economic geography at the University of Bern, Switzerland, as she shares the findings of her recent research to assess the entrepreneurial community surrounding the technology and life sciences sectors in metropolitan Kansas City. Based on interviews she conducted with regional experts, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs in summer 2012, Mayer concludes that Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community is fragmented, and the role of large firms as incubators has diminished during the past six years. At the same time, however, she finds collective efforts to improve the local entrepreneurial community have improved, and several effective mentoring and networking groups have emerged.
Lunch is provided by the Kauffman Foundation.
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