entrepreneurship

How one enzyme manufacturer catalyzed success

Meredith Turk — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:26:05 +0000

Researchers Katie and Brian Thompson of the University of Missouri took the plunge to start a company a few years ago. They relocated to the Missouri Innovation Center in Columbia, which provides them office space and mentorship support. The husband and wife team developed a technology that stabilizes enzymes. They created a platform technology, which has applications in many industries.

Healthcare overhaul could change the way farmers access insurance

Rehman Tungekar — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:35:19 +0000

This week, we'll examine the Affordable Care Act's impact on farmers, and hear how one enzyme manufacturer was able to grow its business.

UMKC’s new ‘Digital Sandbox’ joins a growing list of startup incubators in Missouri

Scott Pham and Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:23:36 +0000

The University of Missouri-Kansas City's Innovation Center is starting a new program to help entrepreneurs build sustainable high-tech startups and create jobs.

Gov. Jay Nixon and top executives from Sprint, Hallmark, Cernert Corp. and other businesses will be at the university Friday to inaugurate the Digital Sandbox KC.

From sketches to pitches at Startup Weekend

Scott Pham and Janet Saidi — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:06:47 +0000

Last Friday, more than a hundred would-be entrepreneurs got together for an annual event called Startup Weekend. The fast paced, company building workshop brings big ideas down to earth in just 54 hours. 125 participants with laptop and smartphones gather to build small, lean companies that might grow into something much bigger.

Entrepreneurship increases in economic recession, new study says

Scott Pham — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:06:24 +0000

Microsoft, Staples, and SouthWest Airlines.

What do these companies have in common? Yes, they're big companies, they employ a lot of people and they're successful. But here's one more thing--all of these companies were created in a period of economic downturn. The Fortune 500 is littered with stories like this.

Business Beat spoke with Maria Figueroa-Armijos who's one of the authors of a new study which suggests that certain types of entrepreneurs are on the rise and it’s not in spite of the recession--it’s because of it.