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Fifteen-year-old Halley Vincent has owned Seven Stories, a bookstore in Shawnee, for almost two years. But after the building was sold to a new owner, Vincent is now trying to raise money to move.

When a fan greeted Alan Wayne "The Pradagy" with a personal twist on a Buddhist phrase, it helped him through a dark time and inspired a T-shirt line. Now Pradagy has a thriving business with his Lincoln College Preparatory Academy classmate Andrew Beck.

By Tuesday, Kansas City-based Charlie Hustle was already selling out of its Super Bowl-themed shirts. Even though it'll be the Chiefs' fourth Super Bowl in five years, fans are still rushing to buy new merch.

The Ascend Cohort Program aims to generate a 30% increase of income for Black professionals and entrepreneurs over three years through a series of professional development seminars.

C Word Cakery owner Savannah Brady specializes in “good cake, bad words” — vintage-looking, classic, floral cakes that feature messages with swear words.

Vanessa Woods, a former professional ballet dancer, suffered an injury that ended her career. So she formed a company, Vitality in Motion, that brings movement classes to retirement communities, while also providing work for dancers when they're not performing.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas chose entrepreneur Kemet Coleman to represent Kansas City at the Young Men of Color Roundtable at the White House this week.

A Kansas City woman turned her own family’s struggle into a way to help her community get better access to healthy food. Her idea just earned her $100,000 from the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.

Tre Gasper's family lemonade is headed from a commercial kitchen in Manhattan, Kansas, to grocery stores in Kansas City after a partnership with Hy-Vee.

The food at Love is Key comes from family recipes handed down three generations, but Tameisha Martin hopes her business can have a deeper impact.

Cannabis company Franklin's Stash House has partnered with Guy's Snacks and James Lemonade for new products.

A new 16-member ownership group wants to stick with what works and expand the independent bookseller's reach.