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Key people at Kansas.
Kansas Business One Stop (KBOS), based in Topeka, Kansas, operates as a multi-agency collaborative resource providing free guidance and tools to entrepreneurs and small business owners across the state. The platform supports all business development phases, from planning and startup to operation, growth, and eventual closure, offering a Business Startup Wizard for customized reports. It facilitates connections to specialized support via partner organizations, including NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Small Business Development Center. KBOS is a government-funded service, supported by the Kansas Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Revenue, and the Secretary of State, providing all tools free-of-charge. It serves diverse enterprises, including small, minority, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses, maintaining current information on registration, tax filing, and licensing. Its business model centers on government-funded service, all tools and resources are free-of-charge to users. Supported by multiple state departments.
Key people at Kansas.
United Capital Management of Kansas, Inc. (often referred to as UCM of Kansas) is a Kansas-based investment management firm providing comprehensive financial planning and investment services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts, managing over $500 million in discretionary assets as of May 2024.[1] The firm's mission centers on partnering with families to generate wealth through innovative opportunities integrating current and future technologies, emphasizing service, integrity, and tailored strategies for wealth preservation, growth, and transfer, primarily serving retirees, professionals, and small business owners across multiple Kansas locations and beyond.[1] Similarly, Mitchell Capital Management, an employee-owned firm founded in 1987 in Leawood, Kansas, acts as a fiduciary for high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, endowments, and institutions, constructing customized portfolios of individual securities with a process-driven, fundamental analysis approach.[2] Kornitzer Capital Management, another prominent Kansas firm in Mission, manages over $6 billion in assets for private wealth and institutional clients, offering personalized money management, separately managed accounts, and portfolio services for mutual funds like the Buffalo Funds.[4]
These firms contribute to Kansas's startup and investment ecosystem by providing fiduciary advisory services, commercial financing, and wealth management that support local businesses and high-net-worth individuals, though they focus more on established clients than early-stage venture funding.[1][2][3][4]
United Capital Management of Kansas, Inc. is a locally owned firm based in downtown Salina, Kansas, with branch offices in Abilene, Dodge City, Gardner, Olathe, Norton, Wichita, and even Alma, Nebraska, and Nashville, Tennessee; it has built its reputation over years of experience guiding clients through life transitions with a "servant leader" philosophy, especially during market downturns.[1] Mitchell Capital Management was established in 1987 as an employee-owned fiduciary, evolving with a team of credentialed professionals including Chartered Financial Analysts and Certified Financial Planners, focusing on active management of separately managed accounts amid volatile markets.[2] Kornitzer Capital Management, operating from Mission, Kansas, has grown since founding the Buffalo Funds in 1994, expanding to manage billions in assets for institutions and private clients through customized portfolios aligned with investment policies and tax needs.[4]
Specific founding partners are not detailed in available sources, but these firms' evolution reflects a shift toward fiduciary standards, in-house analysis, and regional expansion to serve diverse Kansas clients.[1][2][4]
Kansas investment firms like UCM, Mitchell Capital, and Kornitzer ride trends in fiduciary wealth management and technology-integrated financial planning, capitalizing on market volatility and client demand for active, customized strategies over passive indexing.[1][2][4] Timing aligns with post-2020 growth in regional assets under management—UCM at $500M+ and Kornitzer at $6B—fueled by retiree wealth preservation needs and institutional endowments amid economic shifts.[1][4] Market forces favoring them include Kansas's stable business environment for small firms, rising high-net-worth individuals, and integration of technologies for portfolio optimization, influencing the ecosystem by providing capital access and advisory to local startups via financing arms like those listed in Clutch rankings.[3][6] They bolster the startup scene indirectly through commercial financing and planning support, contrasting with manufacturing-focused national players like KPS Capital.[5]
These Kansas firms are poised for growth through technological evolution in advisory services, such as AI-driven analysis and expanded digital platforms, amid rising assets from aging demographics and regional economic stability.[1][2] Trends like fiduciary compliance, sustainable investing, and market downturn resilience will shape their path, potentially increasing influence via acquisitions or national partnerships.[1][4] As wealth transfer accelerates, their localized, integrity-driven models could solidify Kansas as a mid-tier investment hub, tying back to their core strength in servant leadership for long-term client security.[1]
