Category: Business

KCKCC’s Business Solution Series breakfast continues April 14

by Kelly Rogge

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Business Solution Series Breakfast continues in April with a discussion on turning conversations into revenue and resources.

The breakfast is from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Room 3632 on the KCKCC main campus, 7250 State Ave. Park in Lot A or B and enter through the Performing Arts Center. The cost is $10 and reservations can be made by contacting KCKCC Workforce, Career and Entrepreneurship Center at 913-288-7644.

“The goal of the Business Solution Series is to assist businesses with identifying solutions for challenges all businesses face at some point in time in their growth process,” said Alicia Hooks, director of Entrepreneurship at KCKCC. “Secondarily, it will help to identify resource partners through networking and speakers who may assist with other strategic growth processes.”

During the Business Solution Series event, Christal Watson, president of the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce, will be discussing networking techniques that can increase the revenue and/or sponsorship for businesses and organizations while additionally providing valuable resources.

“This is an inexpensive way to obtain valuable resources and information, which can impact their bottom line,” Hooks said. “The topics are chosen by Chamber partners based on the needs they have identified through their membership. These are needs their membership has expressed and collectively find as an ongoing challenge to be covered.”

The series is sponsored by KCKCC; the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City; the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City, Kan.; the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City; Wyandotte Economic Development Council’ Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce; the Unified Government of KCK-Wyandotte County; the Kansas Black Chamber of Commerce; the Leavenworth County Development Corporation, Downtown Shareholders and the Leavenworth, Lansing Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about the Business Solutions Series, contact Alicia Hooks at [email protected] or by phone at 913-288-7644.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor for Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Fairfax group to meet April 9

The Fairfax Industrial Association will meet for a luncheon at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at Reddi Services, 603 Funston Road, Kansas City, Kan.

The meeting’s topic will be a Fairfax update, with these speakers: Steve Dailey, Fairfax Drainage District; Wayne Moody, UG public works; Brent Miles, NorthPoint Development; Jay Matlack, Wyandotte Economic Development; Maj. Solomon Young, Kansas City, Kan., Police Department; and Melissa Clark, Fairfax Industrial Association.

The cost of the luncheon is $15 for FIA members and $20 for nonmembers.
Luncheon reservations should be made by 5 p.m. April 7 to Melissa Clark at [email protected].

Money Smart Month event coming to KCK on Saturday

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A Money Smart Month activity is coming to Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday, March 28, at the Reardon Convention Center, 500 Minnesota Ave.

The opening event of Money Smart Month is a free “Grow Your Money” event with keynote speaker, John Hope Bryant, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation Hope.

Bryant also serves on President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. Bryant is participating in the event as part of his national 150th Anniversary Freedman’s Bank Tour. He will discuss the story leading up to and about Freedman’s Bank and how it can inspire people and small businesses to fulfill their freedom of self-determination.

The entire family is welcome to attend this free event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and there will be activities for all, a spokesman said.

There will be on-site financial experts, a panel of local business owners sharing their tips for success, support youth through the Shark Tank Youth contest, and other family-friendly activities.

Money Smart Month of Greater Kansas City is a community initiative led in part by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Commerce Bank and CommunityAmerica Credit Union.

More than 40 organizations including, banks, credit unions, and professional financial and social service organizations are participating in Money Smart Month, a financial education program, by holding free events, seminars and classes all focused on financial literacy.

These events will provide useful information to consumers of all ages on topics such as savings tips, credit and debt management, budgeting, financial planning, tips to maximize insurance and health benefits, financial tips for small businesses and more. In addition, Spanish-language financial education classes will be offered.

There are other events planned throughout April for Money Smart Month in Greater Kansas City. These include:

Money Smart Day will be on Saturday, April 11, a free event at the Kansas City, Mo., Public Library at 14 W. 10th St, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. It will offer a dozen financial education sessions from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. There will be free “financial tune-ups,” free credit reports, a youth center and resources.

A Youth Outreach will take place April 28-30 in Kansas City area classrooms. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is organizing the “Teach Children to Save” program that will be offered to 8,500 children in 350 Kansas City area classrooms. They will learn about saving, and volunteers will work with Junior Achievement to teach its personal finance curriculum to students of all ages.

A complete schedule of events is at the website, www.moneysmartkc.org.