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The University of Missouri Extension Business Development Program assists businesses throughout the state. The programs below are what make the Missouri Business Development Program and provide assistance to most industries. Learn more by clicking on a program.

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Understanding Financial Statements for Childcare Businesses

Oct. 5, 2023

| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Columbia, MO

This training is a 3-hour facilitated, face-to-face workshop. Understanding Financial Statements is designed to help business owners know how to turn financial statements into useful management tools. This training will teach participants to identify ...

Cyber Security Essentials for Small Business

Oct. 6, 2023

| 9:00 am - 10:00 am

Maryville, MO

Learn the "why" behind cyber security for your business. Understand what laws apply to you regarding protecting your customer's information. And, learn from an expert some simple things you can do to protect your business...and it's not what you ...

QuickBooks Online for Childcare Businesses

Oct. 7, 2023

| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Columbia, MO

This is a 3-hour facilitated, face-to-face workshop. Basics of accounting knowledge delivered by a QuickBooks certified instructor. Participants will learn how to track detailed income and expenses in QuickBooks Online. They will learn how to enter ...

QuickBooks Online for Childcare Businesses

Oct. 10, 2023

| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saint Louis, MO

This is a 3-hour facilitated, face-to-face workshop. Basics of accounting knowledge delivered by a QuickBooks certified instructor. Participants will learn how to track detailed income and expenses in QuickBooks Online. They will learn how to enter ...

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Publications

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Basics of Farm Lease Agreements

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2023

Juo-Han Tsay, Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyJennifer Lutes, Field Specialist in Agricultural BusinessRay Massey, Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyTenants and property owners will find the ...

Small Acreage Business Planning in Missouri

Publication date: July 1, 2023

Katie Neuner, Field Specialist in Agricultural Business, MU ExtensionRyan Milhollin, Assistant Extension Professor, Agricultural Business and PolicyMatt Ernst, Independent WriterFigure 1. One-third of Missouri farms are less than 50 acres in ...

Funding Agricultural Business Development With Federal and State Grants

Publication date: July 1, 2023

Grant programs allow agricultural businesses and farmers to seek funding that supports business development and may complement other business financing. Grant funding is intended to serve as a short-term infusion of funds to either plan a business or ...

Regulations for Selling Safe Canned Foods in Missouri — Fact Sheet

Publication date: June 1, 2023

Londa NwadikeFood Safety SpecialistKansas State University and University of Missouri ExtensionThis publication answers frequently asked questions for selling safe canned foods such as pickles, jams, jellies or salsas. It includes information on the ...

Three Types of Farm Meetings to Strengthen the Business and Start a Farm Transition Plan

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2022

Mallory RaheAssociate Extension Professor, Division of Applied Social SciencesWesley TuckerField Specialist in Agricultural BusinessFamilies may be inclined to only conduct meetings when they need to make critical decisions. However, regular meetings ...

Five Phases of Management Transition During Family Farm Succession

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2022

Wesley TuckerField Specialist in Agricultural Business, MU ExtensionAlice RoachSenior Research Associate, Division of Applied Social SciencesMallory RaheAssociate Extension Professor, Division of Applied Social SciencesThe average age of U.S. and ...

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Featured programs

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

MO PTAC helps businesses - including small, disadvantaged, veteran and women-owned firms - obtain federal, state and local government contracts.

Missouri Small Business Development Centers

Helping businesses at every stage from concept to startup, growth to renewal, mature to succession succeed through counseling, training and access to technology.

Mid-America Trade Adjustment Assistance Center

Helping manufacturers in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska respond to import competition through cost share grant funding and support.

Growing Agribusiness Sustainably

The Growing Agribusiness Sustainably program strives to double the value of Missouri agriculture by 2030.

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities

Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities aims to create, connect, and promote community economic revitalization through entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth across communities in Missouri where entrepreneurs and innovators flourish and are celeb

Partnership to Enhance Innovation, Resilience and Agility in Missouri’s Manufacturers

The Partnership to Enhance Innovation, Resilience and Agility in Missouri’s Manufacturers leverages the expertise of faculty and students on the four UM campuses to serve the state’s manufacturers through education, topic-focused roundtable discussions, a

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