the difference
create campaign's
2025 impact report
From entrepreneurship education to approving loans, Create Campaign makes a difference and is standing in a lane of its own. Create Campaign is the only business development nonprofit in Wichita with:
a microloan fund and the ability to approve loans and the nationally-recognized
Rising Tide Capital Community Business Academy model and framework to instruct entrepreneurs in Wichita and across the state of Kansas.
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With multi-year funding commitments from numerous corporations to capacity grants from the Kansas Health Foundation, Create Campaign has expanded its staff, has completed a training space expansion, has launched a commercial kitchen incubator and has added Spanish-language capabilities within the nonprofit to serve even more entrepreneurs.
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In 2025, Create Campaign celebrates 10 years of entrepreneurship service experience
and hundreds of entrepreneurs served.
Create Campaign continues to make
THE DIFFERENCE.
ACCESS TO
capital
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Create Campaign approved $16.4k in 2025 bringing lending to more than $1.4 million, historically, between its Create Capital loan fund and partner funds.
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In 2025, Create Campaign approved $60k in business grants; the first year grant funding led all capital approvals.
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Partner funding programs through Network Kansas, the City of Wichita and area financial institutions
Lydia Mettee
Dapper Cat Coffee
Create Capital Recipient
VERONICA MIRELES
Centro Haviva
Create Capital Recipient
James barfield
Squeegee Squad
Create Capital Recipient
TRACY ALLEN
Lois' House
Create Capital Recipient
Create Campaign Services
LLC Structuring & support
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2025: 8 filings with 100% direct support from Create Campaign
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Of Spark participants, 93 (54 percent) of 171 have structured LLCs or Corporations
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Of Spark participants with companies, 23 (25 percent) structured within one year of participating in Spark.
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100 percent of companies that received Create Campaign structuring support in 2024 remain active and in good standing with the Kansas Secretary of State's Office (Source: The Kansas Secretary of State's Office)
Special thanks to our structuring partners:
Martin Pringle
Foreman Law
Samuel Thompson
Best You, Better World
LLC Structuring Support
Cameron Hayes
I Got it Junk Removal & Hauling
LLC Structuring Support
Maricela Olivas
Mex-Claditos
LLC Structuring Support
Sam Horton
Ray Neil's Creations
LLC Structuring Support
Create Campaign Services
supplier purchases
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Total spend 2020-2025: $1.1M+
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2025: $440,928+ spent
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2024: $483,131+ spent
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2023: $386,333.50 spent
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2022: $111,276 spent
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2021: $35,080 spent
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2020: $88,532 spent - the year tracking by demographics began
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Categories most-often purchased:
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Photography
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Videography
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Catering
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Janitorial
joanne velez
Maid Strong Cleaning Service
Janitorial
paris lipsey coley
Lipsey Consulting Group
HR Consulting
Luis Acosta & Stephen Reed
Elite Electric
Electrician
Zoe Stone
Charcutistry
Catering
Create Campaign
service reach
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2025: 1,540 people served through programming and support | 112 business consultations representing 97 hours
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2024: 1,557 people served through programming and support | 155 business consultations representing 77.5 hours
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2023: 1,390 people served through programming | 105 business consultations representing 52.5 hours
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2022: 1,274 people served through programming
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2022: 52 Business consultations performed representing 26 hours of consultation
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Total number of business consultations performed from 2019-2025: 583 consultations representing 332.5 hours of consultations performed
Notes: some people use multiple services and are counted for all services they receive; some consultations performed as Legal Clinics by Martin Pringle
Special thanks to our 2025
programming partners:
Kansas Health Foundation
Network Kansas
EY
BMO
Rising Tide Capital
Stand Together Foundation
CML Collective
WSU Center for Entrepreneurship
INTRUST Bank
Martin Pringle
IMA
Kansas Department of Agriculture
K-State 105
Auburn Wine & Spirits
Local Flavor
Mamarazzi
XClusive Events
Simply Sangria
+ others
A LA CARTE
Commercial Kitchen Incubator
CREATE CAMPAIGN FORUM
Half-day business development event - workshops, panels, speakers, information booths
the declaration
$15k pitch competition
Culinary ShowDown
An A La Carte Culinary Competition
WHAT OUR ENTREPRENEURS
ARE SAYING ABOUT
CREATE CAMPAIGN
"Create Campaign is necessary for the growth, development and sustainability of Wichita's entrepreneurship community!"
Camille Turnetine - Unicorn Lane Studios Creative
"Create Campaign has been a great asset to me and my company. The network of people who have been established has been invaluable..."
Tony Johnson - One4Us Brand
"So many opportunities have been opened for my business because of your Create Campaign Forum."
Daniel Holliday -Freeman Holdings
WHAT OUR PARTNERS ARE SAYING ABOUT
CREATE CAMPAIGN
Wichita City Councilman Brandon Johnson - Wichita City Council District 1
“Create Campaign has expanded its reach by bringing nationally-renowned resources to Wichita through the Spark Community Business Academy and expanding into the Kansas City and Omaha areas, and we are excited to see that expansion continue to impact more urban entrepreneurs.
We are proud to be a partner of the Create Campaign and look forward to what the future holds for this great organization!”
Kim Doze-Lohmann
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“We have found the Create Campaign to be one of the most effective ways to connect African American and other under-served entrepreneurs with resources that help them start or grow their businesses.”
Steve Radley - CEO, NetWork Kansas
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“INTRUST Bank is proud to support Create Campaign’s mission to activate entrepreneurs in our community. Through their stewardship of the
Spark Community Business Academy, we’ve seen first-hand the impact when a community works together for the success of others.”
Cecilia Thibault - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, INTRUST Bank
Note: All data as of October 31, 2023