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City funds entrepreneurship programs; council approves agreements for Create Campaign and independent business support
Summary
Council approved a $50,000 business services agreement with Create Campaign and a $100,000 agreement with the Wichita Independent Business Association (WEBA); the city also heard a presentation from Nexus on matched federal and private funding for entrepreneurship programs.
The Wichita City Council approved two business services agreements on Tuesday to support local entrepreneurship education and small business services: $50,000 to Create Campaign to support the Spark Community Business Academy and related coaching, and $100,000 to the Wichita Independent Business Association (WEBA) to continue core programs including StartUp Plus and a small business resource center.
Create Campaign president Christina Long told the council Spark is a nationally recognized 12‑week…
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