Upcoming Events

Fall Pitch Festival

Fall Pitch Festival with 1 Million Cups Wichita

Date: Wednesday, October 2
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Cost: None
Location: 49ͼ Hughes Metropolitan Complex

#WichitaWins Trade Show & Pitch Competition

#WichitaWins Trade Show & Pitch Competition

Date: Friday, October 4
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Cost: None
Location: Groover Labs

Benefits Fair for Small Businesses

Benefits Fair for Small Businesses - RSVP to Attend

Date: Thursday, October 24
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: None
Location: 49ͼ Hughes Metropolitan Complex

Benefits Fair for Small Businesses

Benefits Fair for Small Businesses - Provider Registration

Date: Thursday, October 24
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00 until September 15, $75.00 until October 6, then $100.00
Location: 49ͼ Hughes Metropolitan Complex

Past Events

Marketing Meetup 2024
Event Details

Small Business Marketing Meetup

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Coffee & Conversation

Coffee & Connections

Every Third Tuesday,
January - June 2024

Building a Better Business Conference
Event Details

Building a Better Business – A Conference on Growth & Sustainability

Thursday, May 2, 2024
Shop to Celebrate

Shop to Celebrate – A Popup Market

Thursday, May 2, 2024
E3 & SBIR Awards
Meet the Honorees

E3 & SBIR Small Business Awards

Thursday, May 2, 2024
The Whole Woman Mixer

The Whole Woman – Health & Wellness Mixer

Wednesday, March 26, 2024
2023 Very Merry Metroplex Holiday Market
Event Details

The Very Merry Metroplex Holiday Market

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Business Transitions Conference
Event Details

The Business Transitions Conference 

September 26, 2023
2023 Marketing Meetup
Event Details

The Marketing Meetup

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

NOTICE: Participants in Kansas SBDC events and workshops agree to allow the Kansas SBDC staff and official photographers to photograph and record them in the context of the event. Images captured may be used on Kansas SBDC websites, posted on social media, shared with media outlets, and/or used in future print and electronic promotional materials. For questions or concerns, please call 316-978-3193 or email ksbdc@wichita.edu.

The Kansas Small Business Development Center at 49ͼ is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.