Tag: small https://cousinjimmys.com/taxonomy/term/73/all/http%3Cp%3E%3Ca%20href%3D en Saga Is Starting Fresh https://cousinjimmys.com/saga-starting-fresh <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/aef/651/031c5b7a9c34373d247df4882cbd20825c-saga-vertical.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg"> Photo: Courtesy of Saga <p>When Charlie Mitchell worked at <a href="https://www.cloverhillbk.com/">Clover Hill</a>, the 20-seat Brooklyn Heights tasting room where he earned his first <em>Michelin</em> star and was <a href="https://www.grubstreet.com/article/clover-hill-charlie-mitchell-james-beard-award-best-chef-new-york.html">named the best chef in New York</a> by the James Beard Foundation, his days began and ended in the kitchen.<p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/saga-starting-fresh" target="_blank">read more</a></p> New York small social Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:08 +0000 admin 777098 at https://cousinjimmys.com First Look: Hacienda del Rio, the French Cowboys’ New Hill Country Hotel https://cousinjimmys.com/first-look-hacienda-del-rio-french-cowboys%E2%80%99-new-hill-country-hotel <img width="1024" height="640" src="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/hacienda-del-rio-1.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsize=large" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Hacienda Del Rio" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/hacienda-del-rio-1.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=188&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/hacienda-del-rio-1.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsize=<p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/first-look-hacienda-del-rio-french-cowboys%E2%80%99-new-hill-country-hotel" target="_blank">read more</a></p> small texas Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 admin 777099 at https://cousinjimmys.com Meet 20 entrepreneurs primed to scale their ventures through KC program’s 15th cohort https://cousinjimmys.com/meet-20-entrepreneurs-primed-scale-their-ventures-through-kc-program%E2%80%99s-15th-cohort <p>Transformational opportunities await growth-minded entrepreneurs from across Kansas City’s wide range of industries, said Jill Hathaway, noting business leaders from sports tech to roofing, brewing to nutrition counseling, can scale with the right coaching, perspective and connections.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scaleupkc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ScaleUP! Kansas City</a> on Monday announced its 15th cohort of 20 local companies looking to create new jobs, open new locations and strengthen the regional economy.</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/meet-20-entrepreneurs-primed-scale-their-ventures-through-kc-program%E2%80%99s-15th-cohort" target="_blank">read more</a></p> kansas city management small tech technology Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:29:33 +0000 admin 776926 at https://cousinjimmys.com Plaza food hall returns with Lula’s, Guy’s, J. Rieger and more KC foodie favorites inside https://cousinjimmys.com/plaza-food-hall-returns-lula%E2%80%99s-guy%E2%80%99s-j-rieger-and-more-kc-foodie-favorites-inside <p>A hotel food hall — just up the hill from a main artery of the Country Club Plaza — is planning a restaurant rally this week; reopening its shared culinary experience with some of the Kansas City food scene’s biggest local brands and a food hall rarity: full-service.</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/plaza-food-hall-returns-lula%E2%80%99s-guy%E2%80%99s-j-rieger-and-more-kc-foodie-favorites-inside" target="_blank">read more</a></p> facebook financial kansas city management revenue small social Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:37:03 +0000 admin 776912 at https://cousinjimmys.com In Texas’s Smallest School District, This Superintendent Is Also a Cook (and Plumber) https://cousinjimmys.com/texas%E2%80%99s-smallest-school-district-superintendent-also-cook-and-plumber <img width="1024" height="640" src="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/working-life-bbnp-superintendent-1a.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsize=large" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Jessi Milam at San Vicente Elementary, in Big Bend National Park, on July 24, 2025." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/working-life-bbnp-superintendent-1a.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=188&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/workin<p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/texas%E2%80%99s-smallest-school-district-superintendent-also-cook-and-plumber" target="_blank">read more</a></p> small texas Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 admin 776841 at https://cousinjimmys.com Fit Truk shifts gears, building mass by scaling custom-built mobile gyms across US https://cousinjimmys.com/fit-truk-shifts-gears-building-mass-scaling-custom-built-mobile-gyms-across-us <p>Fit Truk has traded its hometown workout circuit for a manufacturing floor and an international sales map. The Kansas City-born company is now producing custom-built mobile gyms for clients across the country and abroad.</p> <p>“We have three different models of trucks,” said Josh Guffey, co-founder of <a href="https://fittrukkc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fit Truk</a>. “We have trucks going out all over the U.S., and we’re going to be going out globally soon, working on several deals.”</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/fit-truk-shifts-gears-building-mass-scaling-custom-built-mobile-gyms-across-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p> kansas city mobile revenue small social texas Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:36:39 +0000 admin 776207 at https://cousinjimmys.com Down to vibes: Fans of fellow their musicians form Kansas City dream pop group Silvee https://cousinjimmys.com/down-vibes-fans-fellow-their-musicians-form-kansas-city-dream-pop-group-silvee <p>Kansas City’s lineup of creative talent plays best when musicians can plug into bands where they’re needed most, said Sky Cowdry, describing an inclusive local music scene built on shared resources, and sounds.</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/down-vibes-fans-fellow-their-musicians-form-kansas-city-dream-pop-group-silvee" target="_blank">read more</a></p> kansas city small Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:10:44 +0000 admin 776208 at https://cousinjimmys.com ‘Economic eviction notice’: Property owners decry tax spike as ‘death sentence for small business’ https://cousinjimmys.com/%E2%80%98economic-eviction-notice%E2%80%99-property-owners-decry-tax-spike-%E2%80%98death-sentence-small-business%E2%80%99 <p><b><i>Critic of tax office says Jackson County is betting most property owners hit with inflated bills are too intimidated to appeal</i></b></p> <p>State lawmakers could be Jackson County business owners’ last hope, said Ian Davis, testifying Wednesday in the Missouri state capitol about spiking property tax assessments that have seen entrepreneurs hit with increases of up to 2,000 percent with little recourse and a murky appeal process.</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/%E2%80%98economic-eviction-notice%E2%80%99-property-owners-decry-tax-spike-%E2%80%98death-sentence-small-business%E2%80%99" target="_blank">read more</a></p> energy financial money rights small social Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:38:49 +0000 admin 775891 at https://cousinjimmys.com Elephant & Castle’s Regulars Aren’t Ready to Say Good-bye https://cousinjimmys.com/elephant-castle%E2%80%99s-regulars-aren%E2%80%99t-ready-say-good-bye <img src="https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/110/f40/872b3af445e972c79aaa7f30e9afc8ca1b-image--23-.2x.rhorizontal.w710.png"> Photo: Courtesy Elephant & Castle <p>The howls of despair and rending of garments began last week. Among a certain type of tenured New Yorker — downtown in affect if not always in residence, artistically or bohemianly inclined, of a certain age, never leaving — the news spread quickly, as news of illness often does.<p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/elephant-castle%E2%80%99s-regulars-aren%E2%80%99t-ready-say-good-bye" target="_blank">read more</a></p> bond money New York small social Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:00:35 +0000 admin 775815 at https://cousinjimmys.com Innovation Fest pitch winner touts unexpected treat: growing his animal health startup in Kansas https://cousinjimmys.com/innovation-fest-pitch-winner-touts-unexpected-treat-growing-his-animal-health-startup-kansas <p>Emmanuel Bijaoui’s first time in Kansas — for Tuesday’s Innovation Festival and onboarding for the incoming Plug and Play Topeka cohort — has left the Treat Therapeutics founder with a lasting impression of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, he shared.</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/innovation-fest-pitch-winner-touts-unexpected-treat-growing-his-animal-health-startup-kansas" target="_blank">read more</a></p> austin fund kansas city New York small technology texas Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:52:36 +0000 admin 775865 at https://cousinjimmys.com ‘Troost is not scary’: Kansas City equity walk highlights Black business revival https://cousinjimmys.com/%E2%80%98troost-not-scary%E2%80%99-kansas-city-equity-walk-highlights-black-business-revival <p><em>Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the <a href="https://www.startlandnews.com/kc-media-collective/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KC Media Collective</a>, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert.</em></p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/%E2%80%98troost-not-scary%E2%80%99-kansas-city-equity-walk-highlights-black-business-revival" target="_blank">read more</a></p> equity facebook kansas city media revenue small social Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:38:09 +0000 admin 775802 at https://cousinjimmys.com Emerging KC space tech startup relocating to Colorado to build autonomous factory https://cousinjimmys.com/emerging-kc-space-tech-startup-relocating-colorado-build-autonomous-factory <p dir="ltr">A space tech startup that shot into orbit from its West Bottoms headquarters in Kansas City has announced plans to build its first smart factory in Colorado — relocating operations to Broomfield to join the Centennial State’s “robust aerospace and defense ecosystem.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.ravenspacesystems.com/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-696473 alignright" src="https://www.startlandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/raven-logo-wide.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="90" /></a></p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/emerging-kc-space-tech-startup-relocating-colorado-build-autonomous-factory" target="_blank">read more</a></p> digital kansas city small tech technology Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:39:45 +0000 admin 775114 at https://cousinjimmys.com H&R Block CEO files retirement plans; company sets ‘smooth transition’ to new chief executive https://cousinjimmys.com/hr-block-ceo-files-retirement-plans-company-sets-%E2%80%98smooth-transition%E2%80%99-new-chief-executive <p dir="ltr">Announcing his plan to retire at the end of 2025, the CEO for one of Kansas City’s most iconic businesses called his work at H&R Block the past eight years “the honor of a lifetime.”</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/hr-block-ceo-files-retirement-plans-company-sets-%E2%80%98smooth-transition%E2%80%99-new-chief-executive" target="_blank">read more</a></p> advisor energy fund media mobile revenue small social technology web Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:19:19 +0000 admin 775102 at https://cousinjimmys.com The Story: Saving a Crumbling Texas Freedom Colony https://cousinjimmys.com/story-saving-crumbling-texas-freedom-colony <img width="1024" height="640" src="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/the-story-dabney-hill.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wpsize=large" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Michael Hall" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/the-story-dabney-hill.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=188&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https://img.texasmonthly.com/2025/08/the-story-dabney-hill.jpg?auto=compress&crop=faces&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=640&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=45&w=1024&wp<p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/story-saving-crumbling-texas-freedom-colony" target="_blank">read more</a></p> small texas video Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:59:37 +0000 admin 775016 at https://cousinjimmys.com Advocates push Latino entrepreneurs to urgent action in the face of ‘innovation churn,’ civil rights challenges https://cousinjimmys.com/advocates-push-latino-entrepreneurs-urgent-action-face-%E2%80%98innovation-churn%E2%80%99-civil-rights-challenges <p dir="ltr">Latino entrepreneurs are a powerful force in America’s economy, leaders emphasized Thursday from the UnidosUS stage, but systemic barriers continue to keep many from achieving financial freedom, they lamented.</p><p><a href="https://cousinjimmys.com/advocates-push-latino-entrepreneurs-urgent-action-face-%E2%80%98innovation-churn%E2%80%99-civil-rights-challenges" target="_blank">read more</a></p> financial kansas city rights small tech Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:39:18 +0000 admin 774305 at https://cousinjimmys.com