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The Chamber's Big 5 Entrepreneurship Initiative Launches Community Conversations

Asking the question: "Do you want to start something?"

Beginning Monday, February 13, a series of conversations will be held throughout the region to discuss how to achieve the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Big 5 goal to “make Kansas City America’s most entrepreneurial city.”

The idea sessions are free and open to the public, but registration is limited to 50 participants per session. For more information and to register, go to www.kauffman.org/big5conversation.

The Chamber’s Big 5 initiatives were announced last fall – each designed to create jobs and to raise “Big KC” to the next level. The entrepreneurship initiative is championed by Peter deSilva, chairman and CEO, UMB Bank.

For convenience, the conversations will be held over the lunch hour, before and after work, at a variety of locations, including:

Sprint Campus – 6300 building, Overland Park (Park in Lot P)

Monday, Feb. 13 – 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 20 – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Kauffman Foundation –Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, KCMO

Tuesday, Feb. 14 – 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21 – 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Cerner – Vision Center, 2850 Rock Creek Parkway, KCMO

Wednesday, Feb. 15 – 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 22 – 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

MCC – Metropolitan Community College – Mel Aytes Education Center, 500 SW Longview Road, Lee’s Summit

Thursday, Feb. 16 – 11:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23 – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Contact:
Pam Whiting
(816) 374-5481
whiting@kcchamber.com

Lauren Wells
(816) 374-5460
lwells@kcchamber.com