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Last Updated 4/16/2025

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Ready! Set! Score! Small Business Readiness Weekend

Thursday & Friday, May 8-9, 2025 (9am – 3pm both days)

Presented by: Actuate Consulting, EBB and Network KS

May 9-10, 2025, marks a weekend dedicated to preparing small businesses to thrive during major tourism events in Kansas City and the surrounding region. READY! SET! SCORE! connects small business support organizations directly with entrepreneurs in a dynamic and interactive setting designed to educate, equip, and empower the small businesses that drive our cities’ economies.

This event is open to the public but requires businesses to CLICK HERE to register in advance.

Thursday, May 8th – Kansas City, Kansas @ The Legacy Center – 1121 N 5th St. Kansas City, KS 66101

Friday, May 9th – Kansas City, Missouri @ Keystone Innovation District – 800 E 18th StKansas City, MO 64108

Who should Attend?

  • Small Business Owners in the Kansas City Region (200 mile radius)
  • Retail, Restaurant, Clothing, Security, Construction, Barber and Beauty
  • Online and Brick and Mortar Companies
  • Pop Up Vendors, Food Trucks, Street Vendors
  • Hospitality, Travel, Local Transportation, Long Term Rentals, Bed and Breakfast, Event Spaces
  • All Businesses welcome!

What to Expect:

  • Greetings from Local Officials
  • Representatives from Major Tourism Committees
  • How to prepare your business for International Tourism and Customers
  • Permits, Licenses & Taxes Information
  • SMALL BUSINESS SPEED SESSIONS
  • Have a speed session with business experts in the following areas:
    • Capital Readiness 
    • Social Media Readiness
    • Marketing Readiness 
    • Staffing Readiness
    • Community Collaborations
    • Insurance Agencies 
    • and many more Small Business Experts

Learn more & register:  https://ebbkc.com/readysetscore

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