OMNI Circle Group Launches Its Topeka Startup Community
Topeka-based development hub Omni Circle Group is proud to announce the launch of its Topeka Startup Community, an innovative initiative designed to drive early and mid-stage entrepreneurial development in the greater Topeka area. Led by Omni Circle and supported by key institutions in Kansas dedicated to economic growth and prosperity, the Topeka Startup Community launch marks a pivotal moment in Omni’s multi-phase development mission to drive personal connection, professional collaboration, and business creation in the region.
Omni’s Topeka Startup Community is strategically designed to support early and mid-stage entrepreneurial development, bridging a gap in the area’s business ecosystem. It is the only startup community in Kansas created by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, that addresses business development at various stages of the entrepreneurial journey. The community’s primary goal is to help budding business owners start smart and grow sustainably, providing resources that help entrepreneurs scale to accomplish their goals.
Omni’s Topeka Startup Community was one of 11 projects across the state selected for the K-State 105 Entrepreneurial Blueprint Initiative, which is supporting entrepreneurship and small business development across Kansas through a partnership with K-State and Network Kansas. K-State 105 is Kansas State University’s economic growth and advancement initiative for all 105 counties in Kansas. Network Kansas empowers and drives entrepreneurship across the state by fostering collaboration and investment in startups.
“With the Topeka Startup Community, Omni hopes to challenge common misconceptions about what it means to be a startup, while bringing entrepreneurs together to connect, learn and grow,” said Michael Odupitan, Omni CEO. “We’re seeing an increasing number of entrepreneurs and resource partners in the area get involved, and they’re eager to help us flip the script on what it means to be a business owner in Kansas. I’m confident this community is going to be the path to success for so many. I’m thankful to everyone who has helped make it possible. I hope you’ll join the Topeka Startup Community as it empowers a growing number of doers and dreamers to step up to the business starting line.”
Omni announced the launch of its Topeka Startup Community on Friday, Feb. 28 at its Topeka headquarters, surrounded by resource partners that included K-State 105, Network Kansas, AltCap, Cyphr, GO Topeka, the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Health Foundation, and Washburn Small Business Development Center. More information about Omni and the Topeka Startup Community may be found online at www.OmniCircle.org/create.
