1. UMKC Innovation Center Partnerships that grow communities

2. Connect the Dots To view the Connect the Dots video go to www.ussourcelink.com

3. UMKC Innovation Center Supports business development in KC and beyond through programs like: KCSourceLink Small Business and Technology Development Center Whiteboard to Boardroom Digital Sandbox KC

4. KCSourceLink 200+ Partners Collaborative Training Programming Funding

5. What does a partnership look like? Awareness and Mind Set Focused outreach to urban community Ice House Training Credit Development Credit building assessment, training and tools including secured credit cards and credit building loans Business Feasibility and Startup First Step FastTrac FastTrac New Venture 1-on-1 counseling Financing $1 million in low interest bank loans 1-on-1 technical assistance Growth FastTrac GrowthVenture Ongoing consulting, mentoring and connections to new markets and customers Urban Business Growth Initiative KCSourceLink SBDC WBC Justine PETERSEN WBC Justine PETERSEN WBC, SBTDC Justine PETERSEN WBC, SBTDC Federal Reserve Bank City of KCMO ICIC

6. Filling the Gaps 2003 Network of Service Providers Kauffman Foundation 2004 Entrepreneurs 2009 Researchers $600K National Science Foundation 2012 Corporations $2.1 million EDA i6 Challenge; State of MO 2013 Community $2million EDA University Center; Corps

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8. Questions? Maria Meyers meyersm@ussourcelink.com