Put Your Worst Foot Forward is a book by Barnett C. Helzberg Jr. about him starting and building the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP).
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HEMP and Porter House Kansas City have a partnership and both work to help entrepreneurs in the Kansas City area
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Empowering the Entrepreneurial Spirit

HEMP is dedicated to strengthening entrepreneurial leaders through excellence in mentoring.

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Upcoming Events

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Mentee Class Event
2024 Mentee Class Event - Ferd Niemann
Wednesday
Jul 09
Niemann Law Group
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Bonus
Mentee Class Event
2024 Mentee Class Event - Ferd Niemann
These meetings are a casual get together to have beverages and appetizers. We ask the Mentee hosting the party to do some type of interactive activity that deals with your business, for example:
  • An engineering business had his mentee class build items out of Legos.
  • A fitness business did a fitness challenge with his class.
The rest of the time, your class can... Read More
Bonus
2023 Mentee Class Event - Jake Pugh
Wednesday
Jul 09
Pugh & Pugh / Tallgrass Title
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bonus
2023 Mentee Class Event - Jake Pugh
These meetings are a casual get together to have beverages and appetizers. We ask the Mentee hosting the party to do some type of interactive activity that deals with your business, for example:
  • An engineering business had his mentee class build items out of Legos.
  • A fitness business did a fitness challenge with his class.
The rest of the time, your class can... Read More

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By the numbers

The numbers don't lie.

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$748 Million
Economic Impact on Kansas City
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29 Years
Growing Kansas City
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43%
Increased Revenue Growth
3 people
41%
Increased Employee Count