Projects

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The CLEI works with various organizations and other networks of innovators to address social, civic, and economic development challenges.

EIR: Tech Transfer Policy​

This project will evaluate and redesign UMKC’s intellectual property and technology transfer policies to better serve faculty inventors, student entrepreneurs, and community partners. ​

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UMKC Venture Fund​

This project will design the structure and operational plan for the university’s first evergreen venture fund, focused on investing in high-growth, tech-enabled startups and promising entrepreneurial projects originating from UMKC students, faculty, and other ventures affiliated with UMKC.​

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ELS for World Cup​

In preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup hosted in Kansas City, the ELS Clinic will launch an initiative to help small businesses access and occupy vacant retail spaces near fan zones and event corridors. Students will support this initiative by developing lease templates, negotiating key lease terms, and creating legal guides tailored for first-time entrepreneurs. 

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Missouri Expungement Tools

Solutions for better data presentation, a do-it-yourself (DIY) tool for individuals seeking expungement of "simple" cases, and a one-stop solution for attorneys to streamline expungement cases.

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Who we are

The CLEI is a vehicle for multidisciplinary collaborators to form and deploy teams that promote the use of entrepreneurship and innovation in providing high-quality education, addressing societal needs with a diversity of knowledge bases and perspectives, and producing thoughtful and effective solutions to generate public good. UMKC’s CLEI is led by the Law School because laws are involved in virtually all challenging endeavors and the Law School emphasizes training context-aware, creative, brave, and generous lawyers to join in teams that are instruments of positive change in communities, businesses, policy, research, and the arts. We exemplify that belief by partnering with leaders from all fields in common missions to make all of the communities we serve more prosperous.