April 2022 Recap
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.”
- Edward Everett Hale
The progress of WSU and the entrepreneurship community have stimulated so many to
take the leap into creating something new!
The Center for Entrepreneurship is the education and a foundation arm of a large entrepreneurship
ecosystem. Through programs offered at the Center, and connections with mentors and
many groups, we seek to understand, educate, inspire, guide, and celebrate these motivated
job creators and innovators.
In our first program this year, ignitor, we had a delightful diversity in age, culture,
and background. With startup ideas ranging from healthy food choices, to STEAM books
for children, to life coaching, the future is looking bright for business growth in
our region! We are building upon the overwhelming success of ignitor with next-step
programs at the Center, to be launched over the next year, and look forward to filling
gaps in education for startups as they are identified.
Recently we had an entrepreneurship group from Germany tour a few universities in
the US. As the director was leaving, he said that "Wichita is unique among all the
places he's visited. Everyone just wants to help each other!" That is such a powerful
and truthful representation of what we have here. Let’s never forget where we come
from as we continue to support the innovators and builders of our future.