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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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Starting and Managing a Business

Event date: Sept. 27, 2022

Event time: | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

This workshop with the Missouri SBDC will guide you through the steps to start your own business and provide an in-depth reference guide. This offering focuses on the legalities associated with doing business in Missouri and understanding the ...

SBA Lender Forum

Event date: Sept. 28, 2022

Event time: | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Camdenton, MO

The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Missouri SBDC at State Fair Community College will hold a training opportunity for commercial loan officers. Lenders will learn more about SBA’s guaranteed loan programs including the SBA’s ...

Painting the Tech Business Model Canvas Workshop Series

Event date: Sept. 29, 2022 - Oct. 27, 2022

This 6 week online offering via Zoom will introduce technology start-ups to the steps necessary for developing a business model canvas for their early concept. This includes a framework that focuses on discovering the customer problems in the space ...

GROWTH360

Event date: Sept. 29, 2022

Event time: | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Kansas City, MO

Growth360 is a selective opportunity for business owners to participate in a multi-week session of classes on Thursdays from 9am – Noon beginning on September 29 and running through December 8 with November 24 off.An agreement to attend and ...

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Noller named interim state director of Missouri SBDC

Published: Wednesday, June 1, 2022

JOPLIN, Mo. – Sherry Noller has been appointed interim education director for University of Missouri Extension’s Business Development Program and interim state director for the Missouri Small Business Development Centers.The appointment, ...

Missouri SBDC receives grant to help businesses in underserved communities

Published: Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021

The Missouri Small Business Development Centers received a $125,000 award for specialized training, business counseling and technical assistance for R&D-focused small businesses under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.FAST ...

Health entrepreneurship could boost access to care

Published: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri ranks below the national average in many key measures related to health and access to health care, especially in rural parts of the state. A new report from University of Missouri Extension suggests that “health ...

Missouri meat, poultry processors receive $16.7 million in grants with help from MU Extension partnership

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Nearly empty meat aisles are a burden producers, processors and consumers don’t want to face again. To prevent that, the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) awarded $16.7 million to keep 150 meat and poultry processors ...

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Clarifying Roles in Family Farm Businesses

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Individuals who are part of family-owned businesses must navigate their family roles and their business roles. When the family business is a farm, senior operators may struggle to isolate their personal identities, family roles and community roles ...

Landowners’ Guide to Lease Hunting in Missouri

Publication date: Jan. 1, 2022

Figure 1. A hunting lease provides an opportunity for a landowner to supplement their farm income and enhance wildlife habitat.An increasing number of landowners in Missouri are interested in providing access for sportsmen and others to hunt, fish ...

Broadband Technologies: A Primer on Access and Solutions

Publication date: June 1, 2021

Access to high-speed internet, or broadband, encourages equitable distance-learning, remote-work, quality-of-life and entrepreneurial opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic not only reinforced but also elevated the importance of household access to ...

Adding Value in Agriculture, Food and Forestry

Publication date: May 1, 2021

Farm businesses can increase income by undertaking a new management, marketing or production practice to increase revenue, lower costs or both. The following practices all have potential to boost farm income.Building on-farm grain storage bins to ...

Starting and Operating a Farmers Market: Frequently Asked Questions

Publication date: May 20, 2021

Farmers markets are popular in Missouri and across the nation. In Missouri, over 200 farmers markets are currently in operation. In the United States, there are an estimated 8,600 markets in operation, up from just under 2,000 in 1994.This guide is a ...

Sampling Safely at Farmers Markets

Publication date: March 1, 2021

Farmers market vendors will find tips for safely offering samples to patrons in this publication, as well as a summary of sampling regulations. Directions and estimated costs for sanitizing stations are included.TopicsFood safetySamplingFarmers ...

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Fundamentals of Supervision

July 1, 2021 - Oct. 31, 2021

online $240.00

Transitioning to a supervisory role can be difficult; it can be challenging to be the boss of those who used to be your peers. As an individual contributor, you developed specific technical expertise that made you proficient in completing ...

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Worksheet: Planning Your Farm's Management Transition

Use this worksheet to put a farm succession plan in writing.

24/7 Missouri

Helping business navigate government. (Formerly Missouri Business Portal)

ARIS - Advancing Research Impact in Society

NSF-funded center that works with scientists and engagement practitioners to build capacity, advance scholarship, grow partnerships and provide resources to help them demonstrate the broader impact (BI) of research in their communities and society.

ASSIST Database

ASSIST is a robust, comprehensive website used by standardization management activities to develop, coordinate, distribute and manage defense and federal specifications and standards, military handbooks, commercial item descriptions, data item ...

Atchison County, Missouri — Broadband Expansion Economic Benefit Analysis (PDF)

This study estimated the 10-year economic benefits that would result from expanding fixed broadband adoption in Atchison County, Missouri.

Basic Joint Certification Program Certification video

Learn the steps for completing the DD Form 2345 (USA version) in this United States Joint Certification Office video. This form is the military critical technical data agreement for U.S. vendors who want joint certification.

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Certificate in Construction Management

Through this two-course certificate, individuals obtain the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in the in-demand construction industry.

Creating Entrepreneurial Communities

Creating 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 celebra

Digital Transformation Certificate Program

The Digital Transformation Certificate Program brings together mid-Missouri businesses to address the critical need for continuing education focused on digital technologies.

Growing Agribusiness Sustainably

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

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.

Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers

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

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