Resources & Links

If you are aware of other valuable online resources for technology entrepreneurs, please contact info@ktecpipeline.com.

PIPELINE Resources

• KTEC is a private/public partnership established by the state of Kansas to promote technology based economic development. Through support of strategic research and development at our Centers of Excellence, through intense hands-on business assistance at our incubators and through our equity investments in early-stage companies, KTEC serves as an invaluable partner to companies that bring economic growth to Kansas.
• Network Kansas was established by the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship and is devoted to the growth of entrepreneurship and small businesses throughout the state of Kansas.
• National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship is an initiative of the Public Forum Institute made possible by funding from the Kauffman Foundation.  NDE is attempting to broaden attention to the field of entrepreneurship and to connect thought leaders looking to advance it.
• Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Research Portal:  A clearinghouse for understanding entrepreneurship.
• Entrepreneur Resource Center is a section of the KTEC web site that is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs seek out, analyze and critically implement the necessary information to build and grow their companies.

Other Resources

• Entrepreneur.com offers information, services and advice for small business owners.
• EntrepreneurshipWeek USA offers a tremendous opportunity to engage and encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs. From February 24 to March 3, 2007, entrepreneurs, educators, community leaders and young people across the US will celebrate the power of entrepreneurship and ignite the nation’s consciousness about the importance of being entrepreneurial.
• Inc.com delivers advice, tools and services to help business owners and CEOs start, run and grow their businesses more successfully.
• Kauffman eVenturing is geared to those who are building companies that innovate and create jobs and wealth.  It’s the trusted guide for entrepreneurs on the path to high growth.
• Midwest Venture Alliance (MVA) is a network of accredited investors committed to investing in high-growth seed and early-stage technology companies.
• National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) an organization of private, public, and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs.
  
• National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) represents America’s venture capital community.
  
• The PricewaterhouseCoopers Entrepreneur Resource Center helps growth companies unlock extraordinary potential by turning their vision into reality.
• State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) is the most comprehensive resource available for those involved in technology-based economic development.