Blake Hawley

Pipeline is an intensive, yearlong business development program that includes workshops, mentorship and networking among Pipeline members. Since its inception in 2006, more than 100 entrepreneurs have gone through the program. Graduated members continue their professional education through masters classes and through giving back to the current and future Fellows classes, and by contributing positively to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region

Village Capital is the longest running food and agriculture training program for entrepreneurs in the world. Interest in the agtech sector has exploded in recent years, with total investments doubling in 2015 to $4.6B. Despite this activity, there are several unmet challenges facing stakeholders across the supply chain in food & agriculture. Meanwhile, increasing pressure from consumers and the government on how agricultural products are grown, as well as volatile commodity markets and climate… Show more

Village Capital is the longest running food and agriculture training program for entrepreneurs in the world. Interest in the agtech sector has exploded in recent years, with total investments doubling in 2015 to $4.6B. Despite this activity, there are several unmet challenges facing stakeholders across the supply chain in food & agriculture. Meanwhile, increasing pressure from consumers and the government on how agricultural products are grown, as well as volatile commodity markets and climate change expose additional opportunity for disruption. Village Capital and their partners recognize that these challenges are highly interconnected and that real solutions will require collaboration and systems-level thinking. With this in mind, their US Agriculture 2016 program are supporting 11 ventures from across the value chain who are helping stakeholders provide sustainable, healthy and accessible agricultural goods to drive a better food and agriculture system. In partnership with Blue Sky Network and Hain Celestial, Village Capital will continue the longest-running program for ventures tackling challenges in the food and agriculture sector. The program will support entrepreneurs with an award-winning program curriculum, 1:1 mentorship with sector leaders, and tailored engagements with strategic partners and investors. Show less

http://bit.ly/LaudeLFK The Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence & Douglas County is committed to supporting and enabling economic growth and bringing high quality jobs to the region. Our mission: Promote economic development in Lawrence and Douglas County through the retention of existing businesses and industries, the support and expansion of existing and new entrepreneurial business opportunities, and the attraction of new high-wage business and industry. This will be accomplished… Show more

http://bit.ly/LaudeLFK The Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence & Douglas County is committed to supporting and enabling economic growth and bringing high quality jobs to the region. Our mission: Promote economic development in Lawrence and Douglas County through the retention of existing businesses and industries, the support and expansion of existing and new entrepreneurial business opportunities, and the attraction of new high-wage business and industry. This will be accomplished by providing the resources that enable development and presenting Lawrence and Douglas County as the preferred industrial, commercial, and residential choice. Show less

The Lawrence Humane Society provides shelter, care and advocacy to stray, homeless and abused animals; and nurtures the human-animal bond. Learn more at lawrencehuman.org