StartUp Hutch Wins $25,000 Grant for 2-Year Reno County Entrepreneurship Program

1 articles · Updated · hutchpost.com · Aug 8

$25,000 in Pathways to a Healthy Kansas funding will let StartUp Hutch run a two-year entrepreneurship initiative for Reno County residents, with two sessions of the “Who Owns the Ice House?” pre-accelerator course.
The grant targets ALICE households — families above the poverty line but still unable to cover basic needs — to build entrepreneurial thinking, problem-solving skills and a business-ownership pathway to greater economic mobility.
Coalition funding will cover instruction, meals and marketing, allowing eligible residents to attend at no cost and reducing financial barriers to entrepreneurship training.
The Reno County Community Wellness Coalition, part of the statewide initiative since 2017, said the partnership is meant to strengthen local families and support a more economically resilient county.

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