Members Spotlight
Small Business Spotlight: Brightside Creative
Small Business Spotlight: Brightside Creative BRIGHTSIDE CREATIVE Year founded: 2023 Tell us a little about your business? Brightside Creative is a Kansas City–based branding and design studio that helps brilliant‑but‑busy founders and small teams show up with clarity and confidence. Offering high‑impact brand strategy, copywriting, and custom websites, Brightside delivers through an efficient, collaborative process…
Read MoreImpact Partner Spotlight: Centric
Impact Partner Spotlight: Centric Year founded: 2010 Tell us about your business: Founded in 2010, Centric has grown into one of the most recognized general contractors in Kansas City, and we’re active in our business, civic, and philanthropic communities. We serve a wide range of markets, including workplace, retail, healthcare, institutional, industrial, hospitality, multi-family, and…
Read MoreNon Profit Spotlight: AltCap
Non Profit Spotlight: AltCap Year founded: 2005 Tell us about the mission of your non-profit: AltCap is an ally to entrepreneurs. We are a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution that empowers underserved entrepreneurs with the capital and support they need to grow. Based in Kansas City, AltCap invests in communities where traditional financing doesn’t always…
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Happy Faces Entertainment
Small Business Spotlight: Happy Faces Entertainment HAPPY FACES ENTERTAINMENT Year founded: 2001 Tell us a little about your business? Established in 2001, Happy Faces Entertainment and KC Mystery Players have brought smiles to thousands of people, across the country. Always looking to find the smile in every person, laughter is guaranteed at every performance. HFE…
Read MoreLGBTBE Member Spotlight: Scratch Office Catering
LGBTBE Member Spotlight: Scratch Office Catering Year founded: 2024 Tell us about your business: Scratch Office Catering offers a variety of options for your office catering needs. From corporate lunches and boxed meals to elegant buffet setups, we provide fresh, delicious meals that are perfect for any business occasion. We pride ourselves on our attention…
Read MoreNon Profit Spotlight: SAVE, Inc.
Non Profit Spotlight: SAVE, Inc. Year founded: 1986 Tell us about the mission of your non-profit: SAVE, Inc. provides comprehensive housing solutions to empower socially and medically disadvantaged people to improve their health and lead stable lives with dignity. What’s a recent success story or milestone you’re proud of? We recently opened 10 overnight shelter…
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Donutology
Small Business Spotlight: Donutology DONUTOLOGY Founder-Owner Andrew Cameron https://www.donutology.com Year founded: October 2016 Tell us a little about your business? As a donut lover and savvy entrepreneur, Andrew Cameron realized while growing up in Lansing, Kansas, that buying donuts wasn’t an interactive experience—something he always dreamed of changing. He imagined a more engaging way to…
Read MoreImpact Partner Spotlight: Levity Events
Impact Partner Spotlight: Levity Events Year founded: 2015 Tell us about your business: Levity Events is Kansas City’s leading event production company, delivering high-impact, high-energy experiences for events of all kinds. Founded on the belief that events should be as unique, inclusive, and vibrant as the people attending them, we bring creativity, technology, and…
Read MoreNon Profit Spotlight: United Way of Greater Kansas City
Non Profit Spotlight: United Way of Greater Kansas City 4801 Main Street, Suite 425 Kansas City, MO 64112 https://unitedwaygkc.org/ Year founded: United Way was founded in 1887 in Denver, Colorado! Previously, we have been known as Community Chest and United Fund, until 1970 when we took the name United Way. Locally, United Way of Greater…
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Brain Freeze Mobile Daiquiri
Small Business Spotlight: Brain Freeze Mobile Daiquiri http://www.brainfreezedaq.com Year founded: 2022 Tell us a little about your business? Brain Freeze was invented shortly after Covid as a way to bring people together in a time where the world was separated by circumstances at the time by bringing laughter, good vibes, and mental reprieve. Brain Freeze…
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