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On this episode of Banking on KC, Barnett Helzberg, former chairman of Helzberg Diamonds and founder of the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP), joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss entrepreneurship in Kansas City.

Tune in to discover:

1. How Barnett’s inspiration for starting HEMP stemmed from his relationship with Ewing Kauffman.
2. Why he and so many entrepreneurs are excited about HEMP.
3. What Barnett thinks it takes to be a successful entrepreneur in today’s market.
4. Some of the lessons Barnett has learned about business.
5. How he thinks entrepreneurship in Kansas City has changed over the decades—and what the future looks like.

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