Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
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Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit group in Kansas City, Mo., dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, joined with the National Urban League and other organizations with an endorsement from the White House to create the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership to give minority businesspeople advice and training needed to overcome financial and other obstacles. The Kauffman Foundation is to start the program this month, giving needy entrepreneurs intensive help to ensure that they get part of the cleanup and reconstruction work on the Gulf Coast. The Kauffman project also plans to connect minority entrepreneurs like Mr. Stewart with large established businesses that are not necessarily in the Gulf region but could help them form joint ventures and partnerships to bid on federal and private contracts.