500 business-building resources make up NetWork Kansas
NetWork Kansas was the first statewide implementation of the SourceLink model. Launched in March of 2006, NetWork Kansas now consists of more than 500 non-profit business building resources, has established 55 E-Communities to strengthen rural economies, helped 16,000 businesses and driven almost $60 million into local businesses.
Rob directs SourceLink and previously led IASourceLink, where he helped scale a central Iowa pilot into statewide infrastructure.
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Economic Development
A disaster preparedness platform built mid-storm in Hawaii. A dashboard with roots in a group chat in Puerto Rico. A statewide operations center shaped by Katrina and Rita. Three different approaches engaged the same four concrete steps any community can take to formalize disaster readiness—starting now. Alyssa Gossley's team was partway through launching Stay Open...
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Scott Asmus did not come to entrepreneurship with a traditional playbook. He came with an outsider’s eye, a deep belief in putting people first, and a determination to make Nebraska’s entrepreneurial ecosystem easier to navigate. Through SourceLink Nebraska, he is helping turn a maze of resources into a connected system built around real people, real needs, and real movement.
Economic Development
Financial disruption, cyberattacks, and infrastructure failures require the same planning as natural disasters. Water rescues on a flooded Main Street. Sandbags and boarded up storefronts on a Gulf coastline. Merchants sifting through shingles and plywood in the aftermath of 125-mile-per-hour tornadic winds. These are the media images we’re accustomed to seeing when natural disasters strike...
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