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All in Start Up
Countless people have already made the leap into entrepreneurship, and with the right online business ideas and plenty of sweat equity, you can too.
Three of the faculty at Washburn University’s Social Work Department Alicia Lawrence, Lydia Diebolt and Tonya Ricklefs have their own private practices and share their recommendations for starting a business focused on counseling and mediation.
Following these nine steps to start a small business may feel like a lot of information but it will ensure that you are building the most solid foundation possible for your vision while completing the legal, fiscal and government requirements to be in compliance.
Looking for a unique and fun night out with your family, friends, or colleagues? Try tackling
a challenge as a group, working together to solve a puzzle at NOTO Escapes.
“We didn’t want to just open an axe throwing bar, we wanted to open one downtown. We didn’t even consider a non-downtown business,”community and help downtown thrive. We want to be a part of this community and the renaissance that is happening down here.”
Leslie Fleuranges, owner of Tender Loving Care Pet Nursing Hotel, followed her dream of opening a facility that uniquely caters to sick, aging or recovering pets.
Ashley Carson carefully selects clothes and accessories for in person and online shoppers from the inventory at Ash Boutique.
Lori McNorton, owner of Blooms on Boswell, knew from an early age that working with flowers would be a life ambition.
Four Topekans take a leap of faith to start or expand their business.
Wakarusa Valley Development, Inc. (WVDI) is a non-profit economic development organization that works with local small businesses to assist them with their long and short-term financing needs.
Shawnee Startups is an approved Network Kansas E-Community that has raised seed money for local entrepreneurs through donations from individuals or businesses within the community.
The Topeka/Shawnee County Small Business Incentive is a matching incentive program that offers small businesses assistance in the areas of employee skills upgrades, equipment purchases and facility construction and renovation.
Topeka and Shawnee County First Opportunity Fund (T/SC FOF) is designed specifically for business owners who want to grow, but who do not qualify for loans at conventional financial institutions.
Entrepreneurs often have great ideas but need a little help with finding the funds to make those ideas come true.
Every semester one of the first questions I ask my students is, “who or what is an entrepreneur?”
You have an idea. In fact, you have a GREAT idea.
From trash collection to cyber intelligence and aerial surveys, the U.S. government purchases a variety of goods and services to keep the country running smoothly.
Three inter-related concepts that each business owner should know and use.
PART 2 of a 4-Part Series on Entrepreneurship.
Finding financing for an entrepreneurial venture can be difficult, but if local advocates have anything to say about it, doors will open for small businesses in and around Topeka and Shawnee County.
Every startup is looking for that magical formula that will bring them Bill Gates’ or Steve Jobs’ success, and some, like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, get lucky and find it.
