The Kansas City Small Business Monthly’s involvement in the small business community extends beyond the monthly publication. As publisher of the Kansas City Small Business Monthly, Kelly Scanlon understands that in order for businesses to be successful, they must have a successful community in which they can do business. Keeping in mind that the publication’s mission is to help small businesses grow, the owners and staff of Kansas City Small Business Monthly are committed to doing their part to create a successful community in which businesses can grow. Here is a sampling of the publication’s recent involvement in the community.

• Our annual 25 Under 25 Awards recognizes 25 outstanding businesses with fewer than 25 employee; launched in 2001
• Publisher was named one of Kansas City’s Women Who Mean Business in 2001 by the Business Journal
• Publisher was named the Small Business Administration’s 2000 Small Business Journalist of the Year for the Kansas City District
• Publisher was named the Small Business Administration’s 2002 Small Business Journalist of the Year for Region VII (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa)
• Publisher named Honorary SCORE member, 2003
• Publisher was recipient of First Step Fund’s Golden Doorknob Award, 2002, for opening doors for entrepreneurs
• Publisher was recipient of Women in Communications Leading Change Award, 2003
• 1st Place Coldset/Non-Heatset Award of Excellence from the Web Printing Association, May 2003
• Winner of the SBFocus.com Award for publishing outstanding small business information on the Internet, April 1999
• Co-chair of the Rockhurst University Small Business Development Center's Advisory Board, 1999-2001
• Member of the Rockhurst University Small Business Development Center's Advisory Board, 1997-2001
• Media partner with local SBA for National Small Business Week, June 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Advisory Board Member of the University of Missouri’s Block School of Business, 2002-2004
• Ongoing co-sponsor of the monthly GSA Networking Breakfast for Small and Minority-Owned Businesses, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
• Bronze-level Sponsor of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Corporate Gold-level sponsor of Kansas City chapter of National Association of Women Business Owners, 1999-2003
• Co-sponsor of the Minority Supplier Council’s Business Investment Expo, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Sponsor of iStrategy Studio, Entrepreneurial Growth Resource Center, UMKC, 2000-2004
• Sponsor of Small Business Legislative Roundtable Program, produced by Rockhurst University SBDC, April 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Kansas City, MO
• Media sponsor for and participant in Small Business Day hosted by the KC Royals, June 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Sponsor of Overland Park Chamber of Commerce’s 2000, 2002, 2003 Business to Business Expo
• Sponsor of Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation annual golf tournament, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Sponsor of Kansas City, Kansas Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2002, 2003 Business to Business Expo
• Sponsor of Independence, Missouri Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2002, 2003 Business and Technology Expo
• Media sponsor for and participant in Small Business Day hosted by the KC Wizards, April 1999
• Media Partner for 1st annual Kansas Technology Showcase, held June 16-17, 1999 in Topeka, KS
• Sponsor of 7th Annual Small and Home-Based Business Conference, produced by University of Missouri Outreach and Extension, October 30, 1999, Kansas City, MO
• Member of advisory board for Energizing Entrepreneurs Conference, sponsored by Kauffman Foundation and Greater KC Chamber, April 2000.
• Member of Advisory Board for KCSourceLink, 2003
• Licensed as exclusive co-sponsor of KCSourceLink 2003-2005 (three-year licensing agreement)
• Member of Advisory Board for Home Business Connection, 1998-2003
• Corporate sponsor of Midwest chapter of Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 1999-2004
• Corporate sponsor of Kansas City Blades Hockey Team, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons
• Corporate sponsor of Kansas City T-Bones 2003
• Member of National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) – President-elect 2003, Board Member 2001-2003
• Member of Women in Commuication; Board Member
• Member Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
• Member of Small Business Council, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
• Member Kansas City, KS Area Chamber of Commerce
• Member Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
• Member Independence Chamber of Commerce