H&R Block is Set to Host Startland News’ Startup Crawl at its Downtown Kansas City Headquarters
08 Junho 2023 - 5:43PM
H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) is one of four stops on the Startland
News’ Startup Crawl on Friday, June 9. This one-night tour of
innovation will showcase more than 50 startups and
innovation-focused organizations while exposing curious Kansas
Citians to the city’s innovation ecosystem.
More than 800 people are expected to make the crawl through
downtown, starting at Spark Coworking Kansas City, continuing to
H&R Block’s world headquarters, before making a final stop at
Blade & Timber. Participants will be able to enjoy local food,
art, music, and more, along the way.
“We look forward to hosting 15 startups and visiting with
hundreds of entrepreneurial-minded Kansas Citians at H&R
Block’s stop on the Startup Crawl,” said Jamil Khan, Chief Strategy
and Small Business Officer of H&R Block. “Block Advisors by
H&R Block provides expertise and care to small business owners.
So, we couldn’t be more excited to partner with Startland News, a
local business with national reach, as it brings awareness to
startups and innovation-focused organizations.”
Block Advisors was founded with the mission to serve small
businesses. With more than 300 offices nationwide, Block Advisors
is available to help small business owners year-round with their
specialized tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and other needs. As the
second stop on the Startup Crawl tour, aligned with its Make Every
Block Better community impact program mission, H&R Block will
host venture capital backed companies, bootstrapped startups, local
investment firms, capital-focused organizations and more.
“Our Purpose — to provide help and inspire confidence in our
clients and communities everywhere — drives more than how we do
business, it guides how we serve and support the communities where
we live and work through our Make Every Block Better community
impact program,” said Jen Houston, Senior Manager of Community
Impact. “We are immensely proud of our presence here in the Kansas
City region and are excited to partner with Startland News to
support small business owners, so the spirit of entrepreneurship
thrives.”
To learn more about Block Advisors by H&R Block, click here.
Learn more about H&R Block’s Make Every Block Better community
impact platform here.
About Startland News
Startland News is a daily business news publication primarily
reporting stories of entrepreneurship and innovation (at the small
and global scale) in the Greater Kansas City region. Startland News
stories humanize the experience of entrepreneurship using the
principles of community journalism. Our reporting covers startup
companies, small businesses, corporations, community organizations,
civic efforts, higher-education, and the overall state of the local
economy and highlights the way these sectors impact the daily lives
of citizens.
Our mission: To amplify communities by uncovering their untold
stories.
About H&R Block
H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) provides help and inspires
confidence in its clients and communities everywhere through global
tax preparation services, financial products, and small-business
solutions. The company blends digital innovation with human
expertise and care as it helps people get the best outcome at tax
time and also be better with money using its mobile banking app,
Spruce. Through Block Advisors and Wave, the company helps
small-business owners thrive with year-round bookkeeping, payroll,
advisory, and payment processing solutions. For more information,
visit H&R Block News.
For Further Information
Media Relations:
Angela Davied, (816) 854-5798, angela.davied@hrblock.com
Heather Woodard, (660) 864-3836, heather.woodard@hrblock.com
Investor Relations:
Michaella Gallina, (816) 854-3022, michaella.gallina@hrblock.com
Jordyn Eskijian, (816) 854-5674, jordyn.eskijian@hrblock.com
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