{"id":421,"date":"2015-09-29T19:52:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kchedc.org\/hedc\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2015-09-29T19:58:02","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:58:02","slug":"kc-bizcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/kc-bizcare\/","title":{"rendered":"KC BIZCARE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; title=&#8221;KC BIZCARE&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Small Business Growth Program (SBGP)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; background_url=&#8221;http:\/\/kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/class.jpg&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; title=&#8221;ONLINE BUSINESS ASSESSMENT&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/sngroup.co1.qualtrics.com\/SE\/?SID=SV_eVVNo4WlEynCVF3&amp;Q_JFE=0&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%137%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f5911f&#8221; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#f5911f&#8221; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#f5911f&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>UNLEASH THE POWER OF THE INTERNET FOR BUSINESS!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City, Missouri is working towards helping businesses use the Internet to compete in today\u2019s increasingly digital economy. Together with Strategic Networks Group, we are providing participating small businesses with tools and resources to better understand how broadband utilization can help them be more competitive and grow.<\/p>\n<p>As businesses and communities look for ways to compete and flourish in a global economy, the Internet has the potential to be transformative \u2013 if used effectively. Unfortunately, a majority of small and medium sized businesses don\u2019t understand what they should be doing online to grow.<\/p>\n<p>Research has shown that small-to-medium businesses deploying just one additional revenue generating Internet practice can <a href=\"http:\/\/sngroup.com\/small-business-growth-program-video-overview\" target=\"_blank\">increase their revenues<\/a> by as much as 18%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How This Program Benefits Kansas City\u2019s Businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1074\" src=\"http:\/\/kcmo.gov\/kcbizcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2015\/07\/smallbusinessgrowthprogramtextlogo.jpg\" alt=\"Small Business Growth Program (SBGP) logo\" width=\"187\" height=\"74\" \/>The Small Business Growth Program (SBGP) shows businesses why\u00a0they need to improve and change their behavior online with individualized business cases \u2013 a roadmap of Internet applications to deploy and accompanying Return on Investment (ROI) \u2013 along with the tools to get there. The unique value of the SBGP is taking results from tens of thousands of assessments taken by business across the US \u2013 more than ten States \u2013 and showing businesses exactly how their peers are thriving online.<\/p>\n<p>The SBGP shows SMEs (Small to Medium Sized Enterprises) the business implications, in terms of potential revenue growth and cost savings, of using Internet applications.<\/p>\n<p>We see this as a great program to help businesses as increasing your Internet use just a little bit could have massive bottom line implications. Extensive research conducted by SNG amongst businesses across the US shows that on average and across all industries, SMEs deploying additional Internet applications \u2013 and not just selling online \u2013 are seeing significant revenue increases and cost savings.<\/p>\n<p>What are these applications, and how, specifically, can they improve your business? Just how easy is it to succeed instead of fail? Take twenty minutes to learn from your peers, capitalize on their success and avoid their missteps.<\/p>\n<p>All local companies that complete the assessment will receive a <a href=\"http:\/\/sngroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Example-DEi-Scorecard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">personalized scorecard<\/a> that will illuminate opportunities to drive revenue and create efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, participating businesses will receive access to unique online tools and tutorials to help better understand how to be more effective online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We Need Your Input<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in participating in the program, please contact KCBizCare staff at <a href=\"mailto:kcbizcare@kcmo.org\">kcbizcare@kcmo.org<\/a>and we will connect you with one of our partner business coaches.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; title=&#8221;KC BIZCARE&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Small Business Growth Program (SBGP)&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;off&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; content_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; image_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_one_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_one_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_button_two=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_two_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_two_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; background_url=&#8221;http:\/\/kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/class.jpg&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_blurb admin_label=&#8221;Blurb&#8221; title=&#8221;ONLINE BUSINESS ASSESSMENT&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/sngroup.co1.qualtrics.com\/SE\/?SID=SV_eVVNo4WlEynCVF3&amp;Q_JFE=0&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%137%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#f5911f&#8221; use_circle=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_color=&#8221;#f5911f&#8221; use_circle_border=&#8221;off&#8221; circle_border_color=&#8221;#f5911f&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; animation=&#8221;top&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kchedc.org\/hedc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}