As host cities across North America prepare to welcome the world in 2026, Kansas City entrepreneurs are already getting in formation — with a choreographed assist from backers at the City of Entrepreneurs initiative.
That REP URS spirit was on full display Wednesday during an Open Doors! Spotlight event at DISTRKCT, offering a closer look at the businesses, partnerships and plans intended to help locals benefit from the FIFA World Cup.
The showcase centered on Open Doors!, a program designed by leaders at City of Entrepreneurs — a partnership between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City (EDCKC) — to help entrepreneurs move into storefronts, grow their visibility and meet the expected wave of visitors headed to Kansas City next summer.
“We are going to build the ecosystem in Kansas City that we have needed to have for years,” Mayor Quinton Lucas told attendees. “We’re not waiting for anybody else to build it for us.”…