Join Startup Grind for a morning mixer to kickoff Launch Week! We will have conversation, coffee, and pastries from Reverie Coffee.

Launch Week kicks off with a candid conversation between tech entrepreneur Mark Janzen and Groover Labs’ Parker McConachie about the ideas, innovation, and opportunities shaping what’s next for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The Launch Week Tech Builders Showcase is a live, SportsCenter-style event where some of Wichita's best builders take the floor — not to pitch investors, but to show what they are building.

As part of Launch Week, join the Greater Wichita Partnership for Talent Talk: Where AI, Workforce and Talent Meet, featuring a keynote conversation and panel discussion with regional leaders exploring how AI is changing jobs, business, and the skills needed for future success. 

Celebrate the official start of Launch Week at the NXTUS Startup-Enterprise Summit! NXTUS, entrepreneurs, enterprises, and community leaders will come together to recognize 16 early-stage startups completing the Enterprise Engagement Series.

Looking for a meaningful way to start your Tuesday during Launch Week? Come experience Founders Table ICT on Tuesday, September 15, anytime between 7:00–9:30 a.m. at The Ninth Floor.

Join representatives from the Kansas Department of Commerce and other ecosystem partners for a practical conversation about the tools available to help businesses start, grow, innovate, and access capital.

Every entrepreneur has experienced it—the investor meeting that clicked, the effortless co-founder relationship, the customer conversation that became a partnership, or the team that moved faster than everyone else. We call it chemistry and often dismiss it as luck.

Whether you are starting, buying or expanding your business, one of the more important decisions to make is how much capital is needed and whether borrowing money is the right option.

Your side hustle has potential. Now it's time to make it your main source of income. Discover the mindset, systems, and growth strategies successful entrepreneurs use to transform passion into profit and build a business that supports the life you want.

You're busy. But be honest: are you actually moving your business forward?

In this interactive session, Kristen Selby, founder of Timely EA, will guide you through her Do. Delegate. Delete. tool: a hands-on exercise that helps founders identify what they're owning, what it's costing them, and what belongs somewhere else.

This session, led by Zamaria Ball, takes entrepreneurs beyond logos, websites, and social media to explore the strategy, systems, processes, and client experience that keep a business running.

Join Alma Moore for an engaging DISC Leadership Workshop in Spanish, designed to help entrepreneurs, professionals, and emerging leaders discover their unique leadership style, strengthen their communication, and build more effective relationships.

Join us for a morning of caffeine and community as entrepreneurs present their ideas and sharpen their elevator pitches.

Is your current strategy working or is there room for improvement? Join us as we discuss evolving your social media strategy as your business gains traction online, how to identify if what you are doing is bringing you success, and tips and tricks on how to "stay up with the times" on social media. 

Is networking not translating into the sales you need? Learn how to turn your natural talents, energy, and existing network into real business opportunities.

 In this interactive 30-minute workshop, led by motivational speaking coach Kathy Draper of EmbodIQ™, participants will learn how to structure a clear message, use storytelling and sensory details to make ideas memorable, and strengthen delivery through voice, body language, purposeful pauses, and practice.

In this session, you’ll learn how to organize your vision, define your goals, identify key strategies, and create a practical plan to guide your growth.

Join Meritrust to explore business lending options that can support growth, strengthen cash flow, and help you seize new opportunities. You’ll also learn how Treasury Services can simplify financial processes and make managing your business easier.

Join us for the Launch Week Alumni Collective—a by-alumni, for-alumni experience designed to bring our entrepreneurial community together.

Discover how to use AI to work smarter without losing the human side of entrepreneurship.

Ready to go beyond prompting and see what AI can really do? Join Ramsey Jamoul, Founder & CEO of Unified Esports Association, for a fun, hands-on look at AI agents and how orchestrating AI can unlock a whole new level of productivity.

Join Toni Jones, Business & Automation Strategist, for a hands-on session where you’ll build a working tool your business can actually use, simply by talking to Claude. No code, no downloads, and no fancy tech skills required.

Think you’re not ready, qualified, or “good enough” to take the next step? You’re not alone. Join Jenna Bottolfsen of Wallace Associates for an interactive conversation about imposter syndrome.

At Launch Week 2026, Jacob Schlittenhardt, a multi-time founder, is hosting a live workshop called Call My Baby Ugly; a no-filter critique session where he'll workshop real businesses, real pitches, and real blind spots in front of the room.

What happens if someone uses your idea, brand, content, or other intellectual property—or claims that you’ve used theirs? Join M&M Insurance for a conversation about common IP risks and how entrepreneurs can protect what they’ve worked hard to build.

This session will walk you through what to consider before you hire, from preparing your business and understanding the true cost of an employee to setting expectations and making the right hire.

Become a vendor with the City of Wichita. Learn how to register as a vendor, the City's bidding process, and the Small & Emerging Business Enterprise certification.

Join StoryWrks and &MORE Management for the official launch of We Mean Business (WMB), a community created for women in business to connect, grow, and support one another.

This session will focus on the full range of services Network Kansas offers to entrepreneurs around the state including our funding and educational programs.

Business can get real when it’s time to close the deal. Join Ti’Juana Hardwell of Mamarazzi Communications, LLC for a candid, high-energy session on navigating objections, handling rebuttals, and standing firm in the value of what you bring to the table.

The Launch Week 2026 Pitch Competition will spotlight promising Kansas entrepreneurs as they take the stage to pitch their businesses, sharpen their stories, connect with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, and compete before a live audience and panel of judges.