New offices and workstations are open at Groover Labs! 8 offices, 12 workstations, 2 rooms, 2 call booths—ready for teams individual workers. Come tour!
We’re excited to share: the Groover Labs courtyard canopy is complete—a shaded workspace for when Kansas weather cooperates.
Groover Labs members Mark Janzen and Jacob Schlittenhardt just launched Planetary Talent, a startup born from their time at Groover Labs.
We added a new pod of desks, and we made them in the Maker Labs. Over the past few months, we’ve added a lot of new members, so we needed create some more space.
Our hotseats are the easiest and most affordable membership level we offer on a month-to-month basis. But what are they? Hotseats are open-area workstations that are available to members and day pass users on a first-come, first-served basis. They don’t have permanent owners and cannot be formally reserved.
Check out KWCH reporter and anchor Lily Wu’s latest #BuildingYou segment about the focus on the tech sector in both Wichita and Kansas. Hear from our co-founders about their mission to help foster a healthy tech startup ecosystem in Wichita and from FlagshipKansas.Tech executive director (and Groover Labs member) Ashley Scheidemann about retaining and bringing in tech talent to Kansas. Watch the story here on KWCH.com or on Lily Wu’s Facebook page embedded in the post..
Beginning in February, we will host a free coworking day on the third Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll have access to our first-come, first-served hotseat area, gigabit fiber internet, private phone booths and free coffee. You don’t need to register or call in advance, just drop by. Seating is limited, so get here early. Standard Covid-19 protocols apply.
Groover Labs started free, informal office hour meetings last year to make it easier for founders and startups to find and meet with local organizations and seasoned entrepreneurs as part of our mission to help strengthen Wichita’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Congratulations to Kansas Global Trade Services Vice President Tyler Walston, who was named as a Next Gen Global Leader. The Next Gen Global Leaders network is a program of the U.S. Leadership Coalition, an organization whose mission is to strengthen America’s civilian-led tools—development and diplomacy, alongside defense.
NXTUS, Inc., is launching and will host NXTCONNECT at Groover Labs on the last Friday of each month, beginning at 11 a.m. on January 29, 2021. The program is a new series dedicated to helping provide information and connections for founders to help grow their businesses. Due to current conditions related to Covid-19, the first NXTCONNECT event will be virtual.
Read journalist Stan Finger’s article about entrepreneurship in Wichita during an economic crisis and global pandemic. Local entrepreneurs and businesses include QuickHire, Christina Long of the Create Campaign, NetWork Kansas, Ad Astra Medical Devices, NXTUS, Josh Oeding, Project Content, and Greatness Vodka. These entrepreneurs and advisors answer the question: Is a pandemic a good time to start a business?
We announced several weeks ago that Groover Labs would be a satellite screen for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Due to concerns about the coronavirus, the screenings will now take place at Starlite Drive-in.
Jason Toevs and Brian Weins will join Foreman Law and NXTUS from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, January 15, for Groover Labs office hours. We started these free, informal meetings last year to make it easier for founders and startups to find and meet with local organizations and seasoned entrepreneurs as part of our mission to help strengthen Wichita’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Congratulations to Ramsey Jamoul and his team at Unified eSports Association. They completed their inaugural fall 2020 season, and they distributed more than $26,500 in scholarships to Unified Collegiate Esports Association teams who placed in the top four for each game.
The Greater Wichita Partnership has put together plans to spur downtown projects, attract talent, and create workforce programs. Now the Partnership is developing a new initiative — this one aimed specifically at accelerating entrepreneurship and high-growth startups.
