Kansas City BizFest
The Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative put on its 15th annual Kansas City BizFest on February 13.
Kansas City Bizfest is an event for high school juniors and seniors in the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan area to learn a variety of life skills and business techniques. Approximately 100 junior and senior high school students were selected to participate in KC BizFest. Participants also have a chance to earn scholarship money for their educational endeavors. A quarter of a million dollars is given out in total in scholarship money throughout the event.
The first day is set as an orientation for the participants to know what to expect from the training program. The students have local members of the community to assist them in future career planning. The rest of the event is filled with educational business presentation and guest speakers like Burns & McDonnell Vice President, Gabe Hernandez, Federal Reserve Assistant Vice President, Erika Ramirez, and Liz Serpa-Flook and the marketing team from the Power & Light District. In an effort to keep students safe, KC BizFest was rescheduled due to inclement weather.
