Join K-State at the May 2026 First Friday e-Call to learn about the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference, which is an immersive conference experience to support rural entrepreneurship across the state. The conference takes place in communities with populations of fewer than 10,000 people and focuses on engaging with small communities and highlighting businesses and the people who live and work there.

Nancy Daniels, community vitality specialist with K-State Extension, will discuss how the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference brings resources across Kansas to the small businesses that make communities great.

K-State Extension offers an entrepreneurship webinar every first Friday of the month. The purpose of the First Friday e-Call is to increase the local community's knowledge of the experts, education and economic resources available to help small businesses and entrepreneurs and to share innovations in community development.

Registration required:

This virtual event is free and open to the public.

One-time registration is required at www.extension.k-state.edu/program-areas/supporting-communities/first-friday-ecalls. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

For questions, contact Jessica Gnad, K-State director of economic development, at jgnad@k-state.edu.