the difference
create campaign's
2022 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 minority business development nonprofit in Wichita with:
a microloan fund and the ability to approve loans, a home repair program with repairs performed by approved minority-owned contracting firms at no cost to homeowners
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 and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Create Campaign hired two directors, is nearing ground-breaking on its training space and has added Spanish-language capabilities within the nonprofit to serve even more entrepreneurs.
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With seven years of inclusive entrepreneurship service experience and hundreds of diverse entrepreneurs served, Create Campaign continues to make
THE DIFFERENCE.
Scroll down for details on how we make the difference.
ACCESS TO
capital
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Create Campaign approved $18,000 in its Create Capital loan fund in 2022 to bring the total amount of loans approved from the Create Capital fund to $94,000 since the fund's launch
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When combined with partner loan funds, Create Campaign loaned $191,000 in capital in 2022, alone. Partner loan funds are through NetWork Kansas' programs - Empower, Wichita Urban E-Community and the Kansas Community Investment Fund
Special thanks to our Create Capital sponsors:
Fidelity Bank
Emprise Bank
Evergy
McCownGordon
Lydia Mettee
Dapper Cat Coffee
Create Capital Recipient
Francois Djedjes
Dream to Reality Media
Create Capital Recipient
tracy allen
Lois' House
Create Capital Recipient
James barfield
Squeegee Squad
Create Capital Recipient
SPARK
COMMUNITY BUSINESS ACADEMY
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198 Entrepreneurs engaged
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44 applications received
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14 information sessions hosted
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38 entrepreneurs selected
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Of those selected, 32% represent new businesses and 68 percent represent existing businesses
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Cohort 1 graduates: 13
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Cohort 2 graduates: 20 (100 percent retention of those accepted who completed the course)
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All together, 2,000+ hours invested by participants in learning and one-on-one coaching
Special thanks to our Spark sponsors:
Koch Industries
Fidelity Bank
Tom and Katherine Kirk
6 Meridian
INTRUST Bank
NetWork Kansas
MidAmerican Credit Union
Harris' Dream Clean
Chanteal Ganaway
PROSPER
COMMUNITY CONTRACTOR
COLLECTIVE
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3 home repair projects completed in Summer 2022
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23 total number of home repair projects completed at no cost to homeowners
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Exterior painting projects: 6
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Driveway/Walkway repairs: 6
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Window Installations/Gutters: 4
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Lawncare/Debris removed: 3
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Roof repairs: 2
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Fencing repairs: 1
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Lighting installation: 1
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Total amount of contracts awarded for repair work: $96,375
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Total number of minority-owned firms awarded the repair work: 7
Special thanks to our Prosper sponsors:
Evergy
The Wichita Community Foundation
Koch Industries
Bank of America
Create Campaign Services
LLC Structuring & support
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83 percent of companies that receive Create Campaign structuring support remain in business at least one year following their launch (Source: The Kansas Secretary of State's Office)
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2022: 6 filings with 100% direct support from Create Campaign
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2021: 13 filings (11 for-profit structuring, 2 nonprofit structuring)
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2020: 4 filings
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2019: 0 filings - Founders' Grove renovation year
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2018: 1 filing
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2017: 6 filings
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2016: 3 filings
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2015: 2 filings
Special thanks to our structuring partners:
Martin Pringle
Foreman Law
ARMANDO MAESTAS
Clipperheads Barbershop
LLC Structuring Support
Kandace Burnett
Juice 1
LLC Structuring Support
LATOYA RANDLE
Pretty Girls Pound the Rock
LLC Structuring Support
ISAIAS ESPARZA
A1 Barbershop
LLC Structuring Support
Nyrita Corner
Not Easily Noticed Cleaning Services
Janitorial
SCOTT HUYNH
Scott Huynh Design
Photography/Videography
Luis Acosta
Elite Electric
Electrician
Zoe Stone
Charcutistry
Catering
Create Campaign
service reach
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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 2019-2022: 211 consultations representing 105.5 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 2022
programming partners:
Kansas Health Foundation
NetWork Kansas
EY
Bank of the West
Cox
Grumpy Old Men
MidAmerican Credit Union
Rising Tide Capital
Stand Together Foundation
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
CML Collective
WSU Center for Entrepreneurship
INTRUST Bank
Martin Pringle
The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce
Hutton
Wichita Art Museum
Foreman Law
Auburn Wine & Spirits
urban business expo
Marketing, Tradeshow & Pitch Competition
CREATE CAMPAIGN FORUM
Half-day business development event - workshops, panels, speakers, information booths
BIZBRUNCH
Networking & Lead generation brunch
DEFINERS DINNER
Celebration Fundraiser
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 everything for minority entrepreneurs.
Create Campaign has been able to be that champion for so many entrepreneurs who, then, can connect with others to help them get their businesses executed and implemented."
Jennifer McDonald - Jenny Dawn Cellars
"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
“It is Martin Pringle’s honor to have had the opportunity to work with Christina and Create Campaign from the very beginning. Through the formation of Create Campaign, the acquisition of a brick & mortar storefront, and helping urban entrepreneurs formally establish their business, partnering with Christina & Create Campaign has helped our attorneys connect with urban entrepreneurs in an authentic way, and, we hope, make access to legal services a little easier. 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 - Director of Marketing, Martin Pringle
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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
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“Create Campaign has been a tremendous source of support for the Center for Entrepreneurship’s
efforts to bring early stage ideas into the innovation ecosystem being built in this community.”
Mark Torline- Business Leader
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“Working with Christina and the Create Campaign has allowed us to better understand the needs of the minority business owner community and while there is still work to be done by professional service firms in the business community, the Create Campaign continues to be a guiding light and inspiration for all of us.”
Richard Stevens - Attorney at Law
Note: All data as of October 24, 2022