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URBAN BUSINESS GROWTH INITIATIVE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS THIS FALL Scholarships available to Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program, Construction Business Management and FastTrac® TechVenture™ for KCMO residents and business owners The Urban Business Growth Initiative (UBGI) has already created economic impact, helping business owners in Kansas City, Mo., reach more than $6 million in sales and create 68 new jobs. This fall, UBGI plans to help even more KCMO business owners develop their entrepreneurial mindset, test their businesses’ feasibility and prepare to seek financing with scholarships for selected programs. Icehouse Entrepreneurship Program, Sept. 17 – Nov. 19, 2015 Teaches eight essentials of the entrepreneurial mindset to those with an idea for a business. Cost $545, $75 with scholarship Construction Business Management, dates TBD, $75 with scholarship HOT OFF PRESS Assists construction business owners with issues of growth. Cost $795, $75 with scholarship. FastTrac® TechVenture™, Sept. 23 – Nov. 11, 2015, Helps technology and science-based entrepreneurs grow a great idea into the