PHKC x JPMorganChase | ⭐️ PITCH NIGHT ⭐️ for SBD Cohort #8
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✨ 11 small business owners
✨ 15 weeks of grinding, learning, building, pivoting, unlearning, and leveling up
✨ One night to take the stage and introduce what they've been building
PHKC's 8th Small Business Development Program Cohort is heading into Pitch Night - and we would love nothing more than to have you in the room.
The prizes?
🥇 1st Place: $4,000
🥈 2nd Place: $2,000
⭐ Fan Favorite: $1,000
That's a total of $7,000 infusing back into our small business owners - made possible by our incredible partners at JPMorgan Chase.
📅 Tuesday, June 16, 2026
⏰ 6:00 – 8:30 PM | Doors open at 5:30 PM
📍 Truman Forum Auditorium - Plaza Library Branch, Lower Level (4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112)
🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND
We invite you to: Show up. Bring a friend. Be in the room.
About The Porter House KC:
The Porter House KC (PHKC) is a Kansas City-based entrepreneurship support organization committed to serving as a bridge between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources, networks, and spaces they need to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain. Founded in 2017, PHKC operates at the intersection of education, access, and space - supporting the 'non-traditional' entrepreneur through its cohort-based Small Business Development Program and the 811 Retail Incubator at 811 E 31st Street - a low-barrier, brick-and-mortar launchpad designed to give emerging main-street businesses in Kansas City's urban core a place to grow, fail fast, and rebound. To date, PHKC has supported 400+ entrepreneurs and deployed $1M+ in funding. Learn more at theporterhousekc.com.
✨ 15 weeks of grinding, learning, building, pivoting, unlearning, and leveling up
✨ One night to take the stage and introduce what they've been building
PHKC's 8th Small Business Development Program Cohort is heading into Pitch Night - and we would love nothing more than to have you in the room.
The prizes?
🥇 1st Place: $4,000
🥈 2nd Place: $2,000
⭐ Fan Favorite: $1,000
That's a total of $7,000 infusing back into our small business owners - made possible by our incredible partners at JPMorgan Chase.
📅 Tuesday, June 16, 2026
⏰ 6:00 – 8:30 PM | Doors open at 5:30 PM
📍 Truman Forum Auditorium - Plaza Library Branch, Lower Level (4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112)
🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND
We invite you to: Show up. Bring a friend. Be in the room.
About The Porter House KC:
The Porter House KC (PHKC) is a Kansas City-based entrepreneurship support organization committed to serving as a bridge between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources, networks, and spaces they need to stabilize, strengthen, and sustain. Founded in 2017, PHKC operates at the intersection of education, access, and space - supporting the 'non-traditional' entrepreneur through its cohort-based Small Business Development Program and the 811 Retail Incubator at 811 E 31st Street - a low-barrier, brick-and-mortar launchpad designed to give emerging main-street businesses in Kansas City's urban core a place to grow, fail fast, and rebound. To date, PHKC has supported 400+ entrepreneurs and deployed $1M+ in funding. Learn more at theporterhousekc.com.
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Where is it happening?
Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64112-2544, United States
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