Gather the latest news about Groover Labs, Wichita Coworking, Startups, and Founders on our blog.
Our Lowest Pricing Ever on Select Memberships
We’re offering a limited number of dedicated desks for $200 each and a limited number of studios for $250 each. Desk and studio members have 24/7 access. Benefits include: Gigabit fiber internet access, conference rooms, fresh local coffee, free, doorside parking, great Old Town location, and more.
Flexible Day Pass 10-Pack only $75
We’ve put together a special day pass package just for you. Buy a pack of 10 day passes before December 31 and pay only $75. Our day passes normally cost $20 each, so this special package saves you $125! Get yours here!
Member Interview with Kate Van Steenhuyse
Kate Van Steenhuyse is the point of contact for the South Central and Southwestern Kansas regions for the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission. She joined Groover Labs’ dedicated desks and has become part of our community. I connected with Kate last week over Zoom to learn about her work.
Groover Labs to be Satellite Screen for 2021 Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival will take place in Park City, Utah and New York, and Ohio, and Tennessee, and Kansas, and California, and Florida. The festival, which runs from Jan. 28 through Feb. 3, is rolling out in numerous cities across the country as the gathering goes virtual because of Covid-19.
Foreman Law Office Hours at Groover Labs
Foreman Law will host office hours at Groover Labs on 12/4 from 9-12. The attorneys at Foreman Law have years of experience working with startups and advising startups at all life cycle stages concerning legal and practical considerations related to formation, operation, and liquidity events.
24/7 Access Options
We understand the odd hours Wichita entrepreneurs and startup founders must work. We’ve been there. It may have been with our own projects, or it may have been with the spin up of Groover Labs itself. Ideas strike at the most inconvenient times. Enter coworking 24/7 at Groover Labs.
December Hours
We will be closed on Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), Friday, December 25 (Christmas), and Friday January 1. We will close at noon on Thursday, December 31. As a reminder, dedicated desk and private office members have 24/7 access to the building.
Members in the News: QuickHire (Forbes)
When COVID-19 began raging in the U.S., Deborah Gladney was pregnant and working two jobs, while raising two children under five. Her sister, Angela Muhwezi-Hall, was in the hospital with the virus. The last thing you’d expect these sisters to do was start a business – which is what they did.
Holiday Hours
We will be closed on the following days for the November holiday season: 11/23, closed at noon (the day before Thanksgiving); 11/24: closed (Thanksgiving); and 11/25: closed (Black Friday). As a reminder, dedicated desk and private office members have 24/7 access to the building, so they are welcome to work during these days. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday break. We will return to regular working hours on 11/30.
Roundup: Members in the News
Here’s a roundup of Groover Labs members in the news: QuickHire in the Wichita Eagle and WBJ, FlagshipKansas.Tech in the WBJ twice, Kansas Global Trade Services with a frontpage story in the Wichita Eagle, IdeaTek in HutchNews.com, KingFit in Startland News. Our coworking members have been busy.
Members in the News: FlagshipKansas.Tech
FlagshipKansas.Tech joins Groover Labs. It makes sense, since its founders share the organization’s passion for technology, Wichita and Kansas. Groover Labs is a non-profit whose mission is to foster growth in the startup community by providing a location where entrepreneurs can share ideas.
Wichita Area Manufacturer’s Association Tours Groover Labs
The Wichita Manufacturer’s Association (WMA) held its monthly member meeting in our event venue on Wednesday. After the event, attendees — both in person and online — went on a tour of Groover Labs with Co-founder Curt Gridley.
Welcome New Members: QuickHire
Sisters Angela and Deborah founded QuickHire earlier this year during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. QuickHire is an app that applies swipe-based features to connect job seekers with available jobs in industries like delivery, grocers, and manufacturers.
Member News: QuickHire
Wichita sisters Deborah Gladney, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, co-created the app QuickHire, a job search platform for people in manufacturing, service, retail or other similar fields outside of white-collar employment. The coronavirus pandemic pushed them to launch the app in early September.
Members in the News: KingFit
Read about the latest partnership between Groover Labs member Miguel Johns and his startup KingFit with BioTel care. Very exciting! Congrats, Miguel.
Groover Labs Creates Tallgrass Film Festival Awards
The team at Groover Labs made the 2020 Tallgrass Film Festival Awards for the fifth year. We used many tools in our makerspace to create them.
Welcome New Members: Kansas Global Trade Services
Kansas Global Trade Services joined Wichita coworking space Groover Labs in September. Rethinking their traditional office environment gave them increased flexibility, and moving to Groover Labs was a natural fit.
Welcome New Members: Kansas Creative Arts and IdeaTek
Over the past month our we’ve had an uptick in membership, an encouraging sign for what we’re trying to accomplish here at Groover Labs. Read about our new members below. We are delighted to have them join our community!
Welcome to IdeaTek and Kate Van Steenhuyse!
Member News: IdeaTek Awarded $13.1 Million Grant
Buhler-based IdeaTek will receive $13.71 million from four Connectivity Emergency Response Grants (CERG) awarded by the state in response to the novel coronavirus to extend its fiber-optic network to unserved and underserved areas in parts of more than a dozen area counties.