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Northeast Kansas Enterpr ise Faci l i tat ion Ini t ia t ive Volume 7 , Issue 6

June 2011

Project Outcomes:

(June 2, 2003 to May 31, 2011)

Total Clients

Assisted: 681

Businesses Started:

52

Businesses

Expanded: 17

Jobs Created: 184

Businesses

Retained: 10

Jobs Retained: 63

Tune-Ups of Existing

Businesses: 63

For more information about Enterprise Facilitation, contact:

Facilitator Teresa McAnerney (785) 364-0583 tm@nekef.org

Board Chair David Key (785) 336-2184

dkey@ksu.edu

Northeast Kansas Enterprise Facilitation's Website www.nekef.org July 7

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Facilitator Office Hours

Glacial Hills

Enterprise Center

334 2nd St.

Wetmore, KS

July 7 6 p.m.

Dinner/Board Meeting

Deaver Community Center

Sabetha, KS

July 21 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Facilitator Office Hours

Glacial Hills

Enterprise Center

334 2nd St.

Wetmore, KS

The Northeast Kansas Entrepreneurship

Academy was held June 20 through 23 at

Highland Community College. The

Academy provided high school students

with an opportunity to learn about

managing a business, and interact with area

businesses and community leaders.

Eleven northeast Kansas high school

students participated in the Academy:

Emily Elder, Doniphan County; Breanna

Garrison, Atchison County; Dylan

Holthaus, Shawnee County; Kyle Johnston,

Shawnee County; Tyler Newton, Doniphan

County; Mike Regenstein, Atchison

County; Jordan Romines, Nemaha County;

Morgan Ruhl, Doniphan County; Conner

Schultz, Doniphan County; Dylan

Wichman, Shawnee County; and Marie

Wiedefeld, Atchison County.

Loren Ziegler, a business teacher from

Silver Lake High School served as the

Academy director for the second year.

“We are fortunate to have someone with

Loren’s experience and enthusiasm,”

reported Teresa McAnerney, Northeast

Kansas Enterprise Facilitator. “His

leadership and strong curriculum provides

an empowering learning experience for

teens.”

Throughout the Academy, students traveled

to northeast Kansas businesses to learn (Continued on Page 2)

Northeast Kansas Entrepreneurship Academy

Upcoming Events

ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT

Eleven area high school students participated in the

Northeast Kansas Entrepreneurship Academy at

Highland Community College from June 20-23, 2011.

Loren Ziegler, Northeast Kansas Entrepreneurship

Academy Director, walks students through how to

develop a business plan.

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Northeast Kansas Enterpr ise Faci l i tat ion Ini t ia t ive Volume 7 , Issue 6

June 2011

ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT

Northeast Kansas Entrepreneurship Academy

from local successful entrepreneurs. In Atchison, students

toured Lopez de Mexico Restaurant, Amazing Deals, Ann

Quinn’s Furniture, The Hardware Store and Paolucci’s

Restaurant. The day trip to Atchison ended with a trolley

tour of Haunted Atchison, and a meeting with entrepreneur

and author Sharon Berry. Students also traveled to Hiawatha

to create their own television commercial at Rainbow NEK,

and then toured Rainbow Communications. An evening

meal at Werner Wagon Works and Guest House in Horton

was both educational and delicious as the students enjoyed a

chuck wagon dinner, and learned from entrepreneurs and

owners of Werner Wagon Works and Guest House, Don and

Connie Werner.

In addition to Ziegler’s business curriculum for the

Academy, local business experts shared their knowledge with

students. Guest speakers included: Mary Ann Riederer,

Kansas Small Business Development Center; Annette

Weeks, Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitator; Will

Gladhart, Gladhart Consulting; Linda Honeyman, Settle Inn;

and Thad Geiger, Troy State Bank.

The last night of the academy, winners of the business plan

competition were announced. Students were given time

throughout the academy to further develop their business

plans. A grand prize of $300 was offered for the top business

plan, which was awarded to Marie Wiedefeld. Kyle Johnston

was awarded second place and a $200 cash prize, and Emily

Elder received third place and $100 cash prize. Judges for

the business plan competition were: Troy Boswell of

Hiawatha National Bank; Nancy Gafford, Rural

Development Association; Gary Lortscher, retired

entrepreneur; and Mary Ann Riederer, Kansas Small

Business Development Center.

“I was actually able to form a business plan in four days

instead of spending weeks searching for all the information,”

stated Mike Regenstein, a 2011 Northeast Kansas

Entrepreneurship Academy participant.

Several local businesses and organizations made the

second annual Northeast Kansas Entrepreneurship Academy

a success: Highland Community College, Kansas Rural

Business Development, Doniphan County Chamber of

Commerce, Koch & Company, Wenger Manufacturing,

Herbster Law, Meadowlark Extension, Atchison Chamber of

Commerce and Rainbow Communications.

A special thank you goes to Northeast Kansas Enterprise

Facilitation board members that assisted with the Academy.

A few special recognitions go out to David Key, Penny

Donaldson and David Reist. Current Chair of Northeast

Kansas Enterprise Facilitation and Meadowlark Extension

District Director, David Key, assisted with planning and

staffing the academy. Penny Donaldson, Northeast Kansas

Enterprise Facilitation board member and Director of

Highland Community College Library, was instrumental in

coordinating the vans, food, classrooms and several other

Academy activities. David Reist, Northeast Kansas

Enterprise Facilitation board member and President of

Highland Community College, was also instrumental in

helping the Academy come to fruition. Several other board

members also donated their time, thank you to everyone that

helped make this year’s Academy a success!

The planning committee is already looking forward to next

year’s academy. If you are interested in being a sponsor or

know a teen who might be interested, contact Teresa

McAnerney at 785-364-0583 or e-mail tm@nekef.org for

more information. Attendance is open to high school

students with an interest in entrepreneurship living in

Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall,

Nemaha, Osage, and rural Shawnee County.

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Linda

Honeyman,

Settle Inn of

Seneca,

discusses

marketing with

Academy

students.