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Entrepreneur Resources: Think Globally, Act Locally

November 7, 2025·20 min·1 clip
Becca Castro explains why entrepreneurs often ask for capital but discover they need something else entirely.
Entrepreneur support stays close to the ground. Jeff Randolph talks with Becca Castro about KC SourceLink, her Senior Director and Network Builder role, and the public, private, and nonprofit work behind it. The conversation is warm, useful, and very much built for owners who want to know where to show up and what they might get from it. Global Entrepreneurship Week does not come off like a calendar listing. It sounds more like a week designed to help people make contact, compare notes, and leave with something they can use. Becca explains that breakfast, lunch, and happy hour have no programming, so people can actually talk. Jeff picks that up right away in owner terms. He talks about leaving events with a notebook full of ideas, then connects that to having time to sit, relax, and sort through what was useful. The week still sounds busy: 90 speakers, multiple sessions, and a maker fair. But the episode keeps coming back to connection over agenda stuffing. Products get their own moment too, with a maker fair centered on newer small businesses and about 30 makers each day. Access gets real attention. The Spanish track grows from four sessions to eight, and Thursday has a dedicated room for Spanish content. Jeff's jokes about Spanish and AirPods keep the logistics loose without burying the reason the track matters. KC SourceLink comes through as a hub for entrepreneurs who need information, people, and an easier way into the local business scene. The ending stays familiar: Becca gets thanked, listeners are pointed back to the show, and the episode closes on another small business miracle.

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A practical guide to KC SourceLink and Global Entrepreneurship Week for founders looking for useful connections.

This episode is a straightforward guide to KC SourceLink and Global Entrepreneurship Week. Jeff Randolph talks with Becca Castro, Senior Director and Network Builder at KC SourceLink, about the resources entrepreneurs can use and the connections the event is meant to spark.

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Get the KC SourceLink rundown before Global Entrepreneurship Week kicks off.

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