Business start-up

News

• What are your 'coffee stains'?
  Monday, March 18, 2013
  MEXICO, Mo. – “Customer service is the best way to distinguish yourself from your competitors,” says University of Missouri Extension professional and business development specialist Virgil Woolridge.
• University of Missouri Extension 4-H summer camp encourages youth to develop their own small business
  Thursday, August 2, 2012
  COLUMBIA — In a striped button-up shirt, black slacks and styled hair, Brandon Banks looks like a typical businessman ready for a day’s work in the office.
  
  Media available: photos

Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• ExCEED - MU Extension Community Economic and Entrepreneurial Development
  Program to stimulate entrepreneurial communities and foster a climate of entrepreneurship.
• Missouri Career Options Project
  Helps dislocated workers and others find information on occupations, financial aid and training.
• MO SBTDC Resource Library: Start-up
• MO SBTDC Seminar: FastTrac New Venture
• MO SBTDC Seminar: Starting and Managing a Small Business in Missouri
• MO SBTDC: Doing Business in Missouri
• MO SBTDC: Evaluating Your Business Idea
• MO SBTDC: Jump Start Online Learning
• MO SBTDC: Small Business Start-up Top Resources
• MO SBTDC: Success Stories and Impact
• Youth Entrepreneurs

Publications

• CD31, Missouri Small Business Start-up Kit
• MP592, Home-Based Business — Will it Work for Me?

You may be interested in these related publications:

• MP667, Bed and Breakfast, Is It the Right Business for You?
• NCR208, Sewing for Profit

Courses

• Missouri Beginning Farmers Program