In 2023, the National League of Cities (NLC) chose the city of Lawrence as one of the cities to join their latest City Inclusive Entrepreneurship (CIE) cohort, a program that is designed to drive regional entrepreneurship and innovation. Through this program, the city hoped to strengthen their support of local small businesses.
Lawrence committed to cataloging local resources available to entrepreneurs. Thanks to the funding through the CIE program, a new print resource document – the SourceFinder – and a mapping entrepreneurship asset report have been developed. This report will be used to expand support of small business owners and entrepreneurs in the City of Lawrence. The goal is to educate local entrepreneurs and provide them with better access to resources.
Network Kansas is growing an entrepreneurial environment in Kansas by cultivating resources to start and grow small businesses. We are a statewide network of non-profit business-building resources that help entrepreneurs and small business owners startup and grow successful businesses.
The Resource Navigator is an interactive tool which provides a list or map view of these resources. You can filter by area of assistance, industry, underserved communities and more. The map allows you to focus on a specific geographic area while the list allows you to narrow your search to specific data points.