KC BIZFEST KICKOFF & COMMUNITY WELCOME
8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration
9:00 - 9:20 am | Welcoming Remarks
9:20 - 10:10 am | Curriculum Intro
10:10 - 11:00 am | Guest Speaker
11:00 - 11:10 am | Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Success Foundation
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Entrepreneur Interview
2:00 - 2:10 pm | Break
2:10 - 2:30 pm | Class
2:30 - 3:00 pm | Identify Business
3:00 - 3:10 pm | Break
3:10 - 3:40 pm | Class
3:40 - 4:00 pm | Sample Presentation
4:00 - 4:40 pm | Lab Time
4:40 - 5:00 pm | Day 1 Wrap Up
STRATEGT BUILDING & PRACTICAL INSIGHTS
8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration
9:00 - 9:10 am | Curriculum Review
9:10 - 10:00 am | Marketing Interview
10:00 - 10:10 am | Break
10:10 - 11:20 am | Marketing and Branding Class
11:20 am - 12:00 pm | Dress for Success
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch with a Guest Speaker
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Financial Interview
2:00 - 2:15 pm | Break
2:15 - 3:15 pm | Financials Business
3:15 - 3:30 pm | Break
3:30 - 4:40 pm | Lab Time with Mentors
4:40 - 5:00 pm | Day 2 Wrap Up
PLAN REFINEMENT & PRESENTATION READINESS
8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration
9:00 - 10:0 am | Business Plan Review
10:00 - 10:10 am | Break
10:10 - 11:00 am | Lab Time with Mentors
11:00 - 11:10 am | Break
11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Scholarships Discussion
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch with a Guest Speaker
1:00 - 1:30 pm | Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
1:30 - 2:00 pm | Lab Time with Mentors
2:00 - 2:10 pm | Break
2:10 - 3:00 pm | Lab Time with Mentors
3:00 - 3:10 pm | Break
3:10 - 3:30 pm | Review
3:30 - 4:30 pm | Lab Time with Mentors
4:30 - 5:00 pm | Day 3 Wrap Up
PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION & NEXT STEPTS
8:00 - 8:20 am | Breakfast & Registration
8:20 - 9:00 am | Practice Presentation
9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Preliminary Presentations
12:00 - 12:45 pm | Lunch
12:45 - 1:00 pm | Students Move Graduation Location
1:00 - 1:15 pm | Opening Graduation
1:15 - 1:20 pm | Announce Finalist
1:20 - 1:40 pm | LOTs Presentation
1:40 - 2:30 pm | Final Presentation
2:30 - 3:00 pm | Scholarship Explanation
3:00 - 3:20 pm | Recognition Awards
3:20 - 3:45 pm | Announce Winners for 2026
3:45 - 4:00 pm | Closing Graduation Ceremony
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Metropolitan Community College (MCC)
Contact: Billy Dunbar
Email: billy.dunbar@mcckc.edu
Washburn University
University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
Contact: Financial Aid
Email: finaid@umkc.edu
Donnelly College
Contact: Tyler Seabaugh
Email: tseabaugh@donnelly.edu
University of St. Mary
Contact: John Shultz
Email: john.shultz@stmary.edu
The University of Kansas (KU)
Contact: Michael Chavez
Email: machavez@ku.edu