Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series: Post-Event Questionnaire

Thank you for your participation in the Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series, we kindly ask that you complete a brief questionnaire providing basic information about your local competition, including your winners for KEC participation and contact information for classroom stipends to be sent out.

This information is important for helping us better understand the needs of future YEC events and ensures we can continue to offer tailored programs or informational sessions for adults who may be leading these events in the future. Additionally, your feedback on how this event benefited the students and community, will allow us to assess the program's impact and make improvements for future participants. All information provided will be kept confidential and used solely for program evaluation purposes.

Once your summary is submitted, we will review and can begin processing the $250 classroom stipend.

Please contact Bailee Henry at bhenry@networkkansas.com , or your regional coach for questions.

Program guidelines

All non-loan funds must be requested through this Grant Application unless specified by your regional coach.
 

NetWork Kansas E-Communities may apply for funds, if needed, for any Entrepreneurship Programming they intend to offer. No funding is guaranteed and all grants will be awarded, as funds allow, based upon quality of grant application and compliance with NetWork Kansas recommendations and best practice standards.  

Examples of Entrepreneurship Programs include (but are not limited to):

• Ice House Entrepreneurship Mindset Class
• Destination BootCamp (or any Jon Schallert Program)
• Maker Space Boot Camp
• Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge Series
• Entrepreneur Business Basics 
• Growing Rural Business*
• Online Restaurant Academy
• Lemonade Day
• Other pilot programs (approved on a case-by-case basis)

*All request MUST have an invoice attached for the specific fund amount you are requesting from NetWork Kansas. Need an invoice template: https://bit.ly/FundInvoice  

*If you wish to host Growing Rural Business please ensure you have visited with your coach PRIOR to completing this application. There are limited numbers of classes NetWork Kansas can host a year.  

If you are awarded grant funds, your regional coach will send you an award notice and any additional follow up documents that are needed.  

Grant Applications may be submitted 90 days before or after a program takes place. However, no funds are guaranteed.  

A strong grant application includes financial or in-kind contributions from businesses, the community and local Economic Development. Additionally, it is advised that a program or event align with your E-Community mission and stated goals.

Program guidelines

NetWork Kansas Entrepreneur Support Organizations may apply for funds, if needed, for any Entrepreneurship Programming they intend to offer. No funding is guaranteed and all grants will be awarded, as funds allow, based upon quality of grant application and compliance with NetWork Kansas recommendations and best practice standards.  

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Technical Assistance Grant program, designed to benefit entrepreneurs by providing access to essential funds for legal, accounting, and financial advisory services. NetWork Kansas recently received funds for Technical Assistance (TA) grants from the US Department of Treasury, through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Due to these being federal funds, there are some additional requirements that NetWork Kansas must complete in order to grant out the funds, including gathering demographic information from both entrepreneurs and TA providers.

The program aims to support entrepreneurs by subsidizing the costs of professional services that are critical for the growth and sustainability of their businesses. As a recognized expert in your field, your participation in this initiative would be immensely valuable to the entrepreneurial community.

To become a certified Technical Assistance Provider, we kindly request you to complete a one-time form detailing the services or programs your business offers to entrepreneurs

The following form should be filled out by the owner(s) or operator(s) of a program or organization providing services to business owners, around the following technical assistance categories; legal accounting or financial advisory. If you have questions or concerns during the application process, please send an email to ta@networkkansas.com .